Lec 3

• the sonnets of Shakespeare are?

  ababcdcdefefgg
• The poet who introduced the Elizabethan age proper was EDMUND SPENSER
• Edmund spenser greatest work was the Faerie Queene
• John Donne is the greatest Metaphysical poet
• Explain John Donne: 'I am two fools, I know; For loving and for saying so.’ what does this mean?

  That he’s stupid that he loved and stupid for admitting to you that i am stupid
• Lyric poetry gives expression to the poet’s own thoughts and feelings
• Who was the first person who brought sonnet to England?

  wyatt
• Who was the most famous dramatist and was a fine lyric writer?

  Christopher marlowe
• At what age was less fresh and more interested in the mind than in heart or eye?

  the Jacobean age
• Who is the father of English literary criticism?

  Ben Jonson
• Before and during the Elizabethan age, the writing of poetry was part of the education of a

  gentleman
• The sonnets of Shakespeare, written between?

  1593 - 1600
• The sonnets of Shakespeare, printed in?

  1609
• Who wrote “The Flea”?

  John donne
• the great Elizabethan literary age is not considered as beginning until 1579
• Who wrote the first blank verse in english?

  Earl of Surrey
• The Shepherd’s Calendar, a poem in twelve books, one for each month of the year written by Edmund Spenser.
• Which aspect of his works did Edmund Spenser experiment, examining his abilities?

  Metre and form
• Which poet was a friend of Edmund Spenser and known as a true Elizabethan gentleman?

  sir philip sidney
• John Donne was a lawyer and a priest
• What was a Common Practice of Poetry Writing in the Elizabethan Age?

  Writing poetry was considered a common practice in the Elizabethan age. Part of a gentleman's education.
• Which group of poets wrote verse with tricks of style and unusual images in the Jacobean age?

  Metaphysical Poets
• Edmund Spenser


  A English poet, best known for writing the epic poem "The Faerie Queene", as well as "The Shepherd's Calendar".
• The Shepherd's Calendar


  A poem written by Edmund Spenser, published in 1579, consisting of 12 books, one for each month of the year.