In this strange labyrinth how shall I turn (Sonnet 77) Quizzes

In this strange labyrinth how shall I turn (Sonnet 77) "In this strange labyrinth how shall I turn"

1 What does the strange labyrinth most likely represent?
A difficult romantic relationship

The difficulty of finding a way to salvation

The troubles of poetry writing

The decisions involved in growing up
2 Which line of the first stanza establishes an important contrast?
4

1

2

3
3 What is "the way" an allusion to?
A poem by Wroth's uncle, Sir Philip Sidney

The psalms

The gospel of John

A famous London road
4 Which of the following best paraphrases line 4?
Please let me go forward, so I can face this danger

Moving in any direction will be dangerous

If I go forward, I will meet with danger

If I am allowed to go forward, I will no longer be in danger
5 What can we infer about the labyrinth from the first stanza?
There's one obvious right way, but the speaker is missing it

There are many possible choices to make

The speaker is primarily afraid of the labyrinth

The speaker wants to test her luck, but something is stopping her from moving
6 Which of the following best describes the tone of the first stanza?
Excited

At ease

Despearate

Terrified
7 What does the first stanza NOT suggest about love?
Love is painful

Love is confusing

Love is rational

Love is difficult
8 Think about the process of navigating a dark labyrinth. What does Wroth's choice of this symbol suggest about her views on love?
Romantic love is inferior to divine love

Romantic love sometimes involves shame

Decisions made in love rely on minimal information

Love is all about the end goal
9 Which of the following is personified in stanza 2?
Mourning

Shame

Suspicion

The labyrinth
10 What do the first two stanzas of the poem say about choice?
When you're in love, it's hard to make trivial decisions

The choices made in the labyrinth are high stakes, so it's important to pick the right path

Every choice has a negative outcome, so it's impossible to pick

Every choice seems to have a negative outcome, but it's worth it for love
11 The beginning of the third stanza is structured through pairs of what literary device?
Antonyms

Metaphors

Allegories

Synonyms
12 What is the shift in the third stanza?
The speaker stops worrying about finding the right path

The speaker realizes she doesn't want to be in the labyrinth

The speaker realizes what path she should follow

The speaker begins to resent the labyrinth
13 Which of the following best approximates the meaning of "allay" in line 11?
Help

A friend

Hope

A weapon
14 Which of the following best approximates the meaning of "travail" in line 12?
The results of hard labor

A long journey

Difficult, laborious effort

Comfort
15 Which of the following best approximates the meaning of "hire" in line 12?
Burden

Lover

Master

Employee
16 What does the speaker decide in the third stanza?
To abandon the labyrinth, and choose the thread of love

To take the right hand way

To continue through the maze, regardless of her doubt

To stop doubting, and choose the path she suspects is right
17 Which of the following best approximates the meaning of "retire" in line 12?
Stop working

Die

Give up

Return
18 Which stanzas contain shifts?
3 and 4

Only stanza 4

Only stanza 3

1, 3, and 4
19 Which literary device best describes the relationship between stanzas 2 and 3?
Metaphor

Allegory

Symbolism

Parallelism
20 Which of the following does NOT "trouble" the speaker's "sense"
The lack of information in the labyrinth

The irrationality of love

The stress of making uninformed decisions

The pull of the thread of love
21 Why is the word "move" doubly significant?
It speaks both to the speaker's desire to "move" through the labyrinth, and the way the "thread of love" emotionally moves her

It speaks to the speaker's desire to follow the thread of love, as well as the way that desire moves her through the labyrinth

It speaks to the speaker's movement both through the labyrinth, and along the thread of love

It speaks to the speaker's desire to "move" through the labyrinth, but it also addresses the way that desire "moves" her sense, or makes her insane
22 Which of the following best describes the shift in the fourth stanza in terms of the labyrinth?
The fourth stanza suggests that the labyrinth isn't everything

The fourth stanza proves that the speaker is doomed because she's trapped in the labyrinth

The fourth stanza shows the real value of the labyrinth

The fourth stanza provides a way to navigate the labyrinth
23 What is a "crown" of sonnets?
A series of sonnets written specifically for a coronation

A series of sonnets written to narrate a difficult love affair

A sonnet sequence where each sonnet uses the last line of the previous sonnet as its own first line

A series of sonnets written to praise a monarch and solidify their power
24 Which of the following is NOT a way that manuscript culture influenced the style of early Renaissance poetry?
Poems were only written to be read alone

Poems were often written in response to other poems

Poems were often more complex

Poems often contained obscure references
25 In which sonnet sequence does Sonnet 77 appear?
Pamphilia to Amphilanthus

Canzonieri

Astrophil and Stella

The Amoretti

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