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chariot : Marvell compares time to a "winged_______" hurrying near.
youth : Herrick states, "that age is best which is the first, when _______ and blood are warmer."
tempusfugit : time flies
mistress : the speaker of "To Lucasta" compares love to a __________.
rosebuds : Herrick states, "gather ye _________ while ye may . . ."
nunnery : In "To Lucasta," the speaker compares being with her to being in a ________, calm and pure.
Charles : (the first) was killed in the end of the English Civil War.
time : The Cavalier poets seem preoccupied with ______ and describe it like an enemy.
hyperbole : The speaker of "To His Coy Mistress" says that he will admire his woman for 30 thousand years, which is an example of this literary device.
allusion : The speaker of "To His Coy Mistress" says he will love her "ten years before the flood," which is an example of this literary device.
horse : The speaker of "To Lucasta" says he will "embrace a sword, a ________, a shield" instead of his love.
prey : At the end of "To His Coy Mistress," the suggests that they join together like birds of ______.
lighthearted : the tone of most Cavalier poetry
coy : this means shy or reluctant, like Marvell's mistress
carpediem : seize the day, a theme of most Cavalier poetry
sun : In "To the Virgins," the author uses the _______ as a symbol to show the passage of time.
virginity : the speaker of "To His Coy Mistress" urges the woman to give him her ________ NOW.
unkind : At the beginning of "To Lucasta," the speaker says to Lucasta, "tell me not that I am _______" meaning that he does not want her to think he is cruel in leaving her.
honor : The speaker of "To Lucasta" says he loves this more than anything.
worms : In "To His Coy Mistress" the speaker says the ________ will get her virginity if she keeps it and dies.
cavalier : aka. royalists, followers of the king
marry : According to the speaker of "To the Virgins" the women should ________ while they are young and attractive.
fish : The speaker of "To Althea" says that "____ which tipple in the deep" do not know the freedom he knows.
Althea : The speaker of "To Althea" imagines that _______ comes to whisper at the grates/bars, and that makes him feel free.
king : The speaker of "To Althea" enjoys singing about his ____, and that makes him feel free.
drinking : The speaker of "To Althea" imagines __________ with his friends, and that makes him feel free.
optimistic : The tone of "To Althea" is ___________ even though he writes from prison, which makes it a Cavalier poem.
angels : The speaker of "To Althea" compares himself to fish, birds, the air, and _________, demonstrating how free he feels.
Cromwell : The leader of England after the English Civil War.
Roundheads : Those who opposed the king in the English Civil War.
apostrophe: addressing someone or something as if it were real and could respond
paradox: a contradiction which also supplies a truth
metaphor: a comparison without using like or as
alliteration: a repetition of initial consonant sounds
puritans: This group of people opposed the king because they thought the new church was too much like the Catholic church.
imagery: language which invokes the five senses.
17th Century/Cavalier Poetry Review
Across:3. | The speaker of "To Althea" compares himself to fish, birds, the air, and _________, demonstrating how free he feels. | 4. | The Cavalier poets seem preoccupied with ______ and describe it like an enemy. | 8. | addressing someone or something as if it were real and could respond | 10. | The speaker of "To Lucasta" says he will "embrace a sword, a ________, a shield" instead of his love. | 11. | Herrick states, "that age is best which is the first, when _______ and blood are warmer." | 12. | The speaker of "To Althea" says that "____ which tipple in the deep" do not know the freedom he knows. | 13. | Those who opposed the king in the English Civil War. | 15. | At the beginning of "To Lucasta," the speaker says to Lucasta, "tell me not that I am _______" meaning that he does not want her to think he is cruel in leaving her. |
| 20. | the speaker of "To His Coy Mistress" urges the woman to give him her ________ NOW. | 22. | This group of people opposed the king because they thought the new church was too much like the Catholic church. | 23. | the speaker of "To Lucasta" compares love to a __________. | 25. | The tone of "To Althea" is ___________ even though he writes from prison, which makes it a Cavalier poem. | 27. | the tone of most Cavalier poetry | 28. | The speaker of "To Althea" imagines __________ with his friends, and that makes him feel free. | 29. | time flies | 31. | this means shy or reluctant, like Marvell's mistress |
| | Down:1. | a repetition of initial consonant sounds | 2. | seize the day, a theme of most Cavalier poetry | 5. | a comparison without using like or as | 6. | Herrick states, "gather ye _________ while ye may . . ." | 7. | At the end of "To His Coy Mistress," the suggests that they join together like birds of ______. | 8. | The speaker of "To His Coy Mistress" says he will love her "ten years before the flood," which is an example of this literary device. | 9. | language which invokes the five senses. | 14. | In "To Lucasta," the speaker compares being with her to being in a ________, calm and pure. |
| 16. | The speaker of "To Althea" enjoys singing about his ____, and that makes him feel free. | 17. | The leader of England after the English Civil War. | 18. | aka. royalists, followers of the king | 19. | Marvell compares time to a "winged_______" hurrying near. | 21. | a contradiction which also supplies a truth | 24. | The speaker of "To Althea" imagines that _______ comes to whisper at the grates/bars, and that makes him feel free. | 26. | According to the speaker of "To the Virgins" the women should ________ while they are young and attractive. | 30. | In "To the Virgins," the author uses the _______ as a symbol to show the passage of time. |
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17th Century/Cavalier Poetry Review
Across:3. | The speaker of "To Althea" compares himself to fish, birds, the air, and _________, demonstrating how free he feels. | 4. | The Cavalier poets seem preoccupied with ______ and describe it like an enemy. | 8. | addressing someone or something as if it were real and could respond | 10. | The speaker of "To Lucasta" says he will "embrace a sword, a ________, a shield" instead of his love. | 11. | Herrick states, "that age is best which is the first, when _______ and blood are warmer." | 12. | The speaker of "To Althea" says that "____ which tipple in the deep" do not know the freedom he knows. | 13. | Those who opposed the king in the English Civil War. | 15. | At the beginning of "To Lucasta," the speaker says to Lucasta, "tell me not that I am _______" meaning that he does not want her to think he is cruel in leaving her. |
| 20. | the speaker of "To His Coy Mistress" urges the woman to give him her ________ NOW. | 22. | This group of people opposed the king because they thought the new church was too much like the Catholic church. | 23. | the speaker of "To Lucasta" compares love to a __________. | 25. | The tone of "To Althea" is ___________ even though he writes from prison, which makes it a Cavalier poem. | 27. | the tone of most Cavalier poetry | 28. | The speaker of "To Althea" imagines __________ with his friends, and that makes him feel free. | 29. | time flies | 31. | this means shy or reluctant, like Marvell's mistress |
| | Down:1. | a repetition of initial consonant sounds | 2. | seize the day, a theme of most Cavalier poetry | 5. | a comparison without using like or as | 6. | Herrick states, "gather ye _________ while ye may . . ." | 7. | At the end of "To His Coy Mistress," the suggests that they join together like birds of ______. | 8. | The speaker of "To His Coy Mistress" says he will love her "ten years before the flood," which is an example of this literary device. | 9. | language which invokes the five senses. | 14. | In "To Lucasta," the speaker compares being with her to being in a ________, calm and pure. |
| 16. | The speaker of "To Althea" enjoys singing about his ____, and that makes him feel free. | 17. | The leader of England after the English Civil War. | 18. | aka. royalists, followers of the king | 19. | Marvell compares time to a "winged_______" hurrying near. | 21. | a contradiction which also supplies a truth | 24. | The speaker of "To Althea" imagines that _______ comes to whisper at the grates/bars, and that makes him feel free. | 26. | According to the speaker of "To the Virgins" the women should ________ while they are young and attractive. | 30. | In "To the Virgins," the author uses the _______ as a symbol to show the passage of time. |
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