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Cavalier Treasure Hunt
Eng Lit II - Mr.
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I. Using the web sites below compare and contrast the characteristics of Cavalier poetry with that of metaphysical poetry. List at least five characteristics for each type of poetry. |
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| II. Use the web sites below to research the lives of the Cavalier poets. | |
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1. When did he live?
2. What lost play did he write?
3. Where did he attend college?
4. Why was he admitted to a graduate program after only two years of college? (Look for a quote that states this.)
5. What is the Kentish Petition? What effect did it have on Lovelace’s life?
6. What poem did this event inspire?
7. What other poem is he most well known for writing?
8. Why do you think he was imprisoned in England in 1648?
9. Although he was born wealthy, how did his life decline and end after he was released from prison?
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1. When did he live?
2. What college did he attend?
3. Why did Suckling drop out of school?
4. Which of his poems was introduced in a play that was not a success?
5. What was Suckling ridiculed for in London?
6. Why did Suckling flee London?
7. Where and how did Suckling die?
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1. Who were the “Sons of Ben”?
2. Where did Herrick attend college?
3. What did Herrick do for a living beginning in 1623?
4. What type of life did he live in Devon?
5. How did Herrick’s life differ from that of Lovelace and Suckling?
6. Why did Herrick lose his church post?
7. What happened to Herrick after the Restoration?
8. List two of Herrick’s standard works. |
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| 27 February 2008 by Karen Slabe |
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