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Short Question and Answers of  "To His Coy Mistress"

MCQ and Answers of the poem  "To His Coy Mistress"

Part-A

1. What is the central theme of "To His Coy Mistress"?

a) Unrequited love

b) The fleeting nature of time/conflict between love and time.

c) The beauty of nature

d) The power of seduction

2.What does the speaker use to measure the lady's coyness?

a) Sun and moon

b) Flowers and jewels

c) Birds and bees

d) Inches of distance

3.In the poem, what would happen if there were enough time?

a) The lady would never age

b) The speaker would always remain faithful

c) The speaker and the lady could declare their love openly

d) The lady would have time to consider the speaker's advances

4.What emotion does the speaker express in the first stanza of the poem?

a) Anger

b) Desperation

c) Pity

d) Adoration

5.What is the purpose of the first section of the poem where the speaker discusses time in a hypothetical way?

a) To flatter the lady

b) To establish the speaker's sincerity

c) To create a sense of urgency

d) To showcase the speaker's wit

6.What literary device is prominently used in the line "Love you ten years before the Flood"?

a) Simile

b) Hyperbole

c) Alliteration

d) Metaphor

7.What is the primary argument the speaker uses to persuade the lady to yield to his advances?

a) The inevitability of death

b) The joy of physical pleasure

c) The approval of society

d) The power of true love

Answers 

1. b) The fleeting nature of time /conflict between love and time.
2. d) Inches of distance
3. c) The speaker and the lady could declare their love openly
4. d) Adoration
5. c) To create a sense of urgency
6. b) Hyperbole
7. a) The inevitability of death

Part-B

1.In the poem, what is the speaker's attitude toward time in the second section where he talks about the lady's coyness?

a) Reverent

b) Contemptuous

c) Indifferent

d) Anxious

2.Which historical event is alluded to in the line "Love you till the conversion of the Jews"?

a) The Renaissance

b) The Reformation

c) The Restoration

d) The Crucifixion

3.What does the speaker suggest about the lady's virginity in the poem?

a) It is a symbol of purity

b) It should be preserved until marriage

c) It is a source of frustration for the speaker

d) It is insignificant in the grand scheme of things

4.What effect does the use of enjambment have in the poem's structure?

a) It slows down the pace

b) It creates a sense of urgency

c) It emphasizes continuity and inevitability

d) It introduces a sense of chaos

5.What is the tone of the poem overall?

a) Melancholic

b) Playful

c) Desperate

d) Ironic

6.Which literary device is employed in the line "Till the conversion of the Jews"?

a) Simile

b) Metaphor

c) Allusion

d) Irony

 Answers

1. b) Contemptuous
2. c) The Restoration
3. c) It is a source of frustration for the speaker
4. c) It emphasizes continuity and inevitability
5. d) Ironic
6. c) Allusion

Part-C

1.What is the speaker's attitude toward physical desire in the poem?

a) Reverent

b) Indifferent

c) Cautious

d) Urgent

2.What does the speaker use as a metaphor for the passage of time in the second section of the poem?

a) A rolling stone

b) A winged chariot

c) A winding river

d) A fading sunset

3.What is the primary purpose of the exaggerated flattery in the first section of the poem?

a) To manipulate the lady's emotions

b) To showcase the speaker's poetic skills

c) To mock traditional expressions of love

d) To create a sense of irony

4.In the context of the poem, what does the speaker mean by "world enough and time"?

a) A lifetime

b) Eternity

c) A specific moment

d) A day

5.What is the significance of the phrase "vegetable love" in the poem?

a) It represents an innocent and pure form of love

b) It symbolizes love's growth and vitality

c) It suggests a love that is slow to develop

d) It signifies a love that is rooted in nature

6.How does the poem's structure contribute to its overall impact?

a) It creates a sense of chaos

b) It emphasizes the logical progression of the speaker's argument

c) It disrupts the flow of ideas

d) It mirrors the lady's coyness

7.What is the final resolution of the speaker's plea in the poem?

a) The lady rejects the speaker's advances

b) The lady acquiesces to the speaker's desires

c) The speaker resigns himself to a life of solitude

d) The poem leaves the resolution ambiguous

Answers:

1. d) Urgent
2. b) A winged chariot
3. a) To manipulate the lady's emotions
4. b) Eternity
5. c) It suggests a love that is slow to develop
6. b) It emphasizes the logical progression of the speaker's argument
7. d) The poem leaves the resolution ambiguous

Part-D

1What literary tradition is "To His Coy Mistress" associated with?

a) Romanticism

b) Metaphysical poetry

c) Victorian poetry

d) Elizabethan sonnets

2.What does the speaker propose to do with the lady's "quaint honor" in the poem?

a) Preserve it forever

b) Celebrate it with a feast

c) Ignore it completely

d) Convert it into a material possession

3.Which figure of speech is prominently used in the line "Love you like a celestial sphere"?

a) Simile

b) Metaphor

c) Personification

d) Hyperbole

4.What is the primary emotional tone of the second section of the poem?

a) Despair

b) Anger

c) Passion

d) Sarcasm

5.What is the significance of the phrase "time's wingèd chariot" in the poem?

a) It symbolizes the fleeting nature of time

b) It represents the inevitability of death

c) It suggests the transcendence of time

d) It signifies the speaker's desire for speed

6.What does the speaker warn against in the line "Love, coyness, sport, and plays, / Till the conversion of the Jews"?

a) Indecision

b) Religious intolerance

c) Procrastination

d) Forbidden pleasures

7.What is the significance of the poem's title, "To His Coy Mistress"?

a) It suggests the lady is hesitant to marry

b) It indicates the speaker's impatience

c) It emphasizes the speaker's possessiveness

d) It reflects the speaker's admiration for the lady's modesty

Answers :

1. b) Metaphysical poetry
2. c) Ignore it completely
3. b) Metaphor
4. c) Passion
5. a) It symbolizes the fleeting nature of time
6. c) Procrastination
7. b) It indicates the speaker's impatience

Part-E

1.What is the primary emotion conveyed in the lines "Love's not Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks / Within his bending sickle's compass come"?

a) Desperation

b) Resignation

c) Defiance

d) Nostalgia

2.What metaphor does the speaker use to describe the lady's eyes in the poem?

a) Stars

b) Gems

c) Windows

d) Mirrors

3.In the poem, what does the speaker suggest about the physical world?

a) It is eternal

b) It is an illusion

c) It is fleeting

d) It is boundless

4.What is the significance of the line "And yonder all before us lie / Deserts of vast eternity"?

a) It emphasizes the vastness of time

b) It introduces a pastoral setting

c) It suggests a barren landscape

d) It symbolizes the lady's indifference

5.What is the role of the word "coy" in the poem's title?

a) It suggests modesty and reserve

b) It implies playfulness and flirtation

c) It indicates deceit and manipulation

d) It signifies coldness and indifference

6.Which poetic device is employed in the lines "Love you more than twenty thousand years before / Till the last age"?

a) Simile

b) Hyperbole

c) Alliteration

d) Irony

7.What is the speaker's attitude toward death in the poem?

a) Fearful

b) Accepting

c) Defiant

d) Indifferent

Answers:

1.  c) Defiance
2. a) Stars
3. c) It is fleeting
4. a) It emphasizes the vastness of time
5. a) It suggests modesty and reserve
6. b) Hyperbole
7. c) Defiant