The Story of Poetry
EXERCISE
1. Complete the statements given below :
( a ) Words in a poem are used for ........,.........and...........
( b ) In his poetic works , Chaucer did not use the...........
( c ) The word Renaissance means ...... ......
( d ) The three great poets of the Elizabethan period are ...........and ..........
( e ) The Faiery Queene is a............
( f ) Shakespeare's sonnets deal with ..........
Ans . ( a ) sense , sound and images .
( b ) Old English irregular lines and alliteration .
( c ) ' rebirth and refers to the revival of ancient Greek learning .
( d ) Christopher Marlowe , Edmund Spenser and William Shakespeare .
(e) a romantic epic based on chivalry .
( f ) tragic failure in love and broken friendship .
2. Answer these questions very briefly :
Q. 1. What does Langland do in The Vision of Piers the Plowman ?
Ans . William Langland is one of the chief poets during the Middle English period . His The Vision of Piers the Plowman ' consists of a series of dream visions . In this poem , he attacks the social ills and urges men to learn to love ,
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