Spenser's Epithalamion is____________?
Correct answer: D. a wedding hymn
- A. a narrative poem
- B. a sonnet
- C. an elegy
- D. a wedding hymn
Explanation
An epithalamion is a poem written to celebrate a marriage or wedding, and Spenser’s poem celebrates his own wedding. It is therefore a wedding hymn rather than a sonnet or elegy.
Report an error
The more specific you are, the faster it gets fixed. A source beats an opinion.
Prefer email? [email protected]
Practise Poetry
889 free Poetry MCQs from English Literature, each with the correct answer and an explanation. Unlimited attempts, no account needed.
Discussion
Stuck on an option, or know a faster way to get there? Ask or explain it here.
No comments yet. Be the first to explain this one.
Exams that ask English Literature questions like this
English Literature is on 2 papers prepared for on TestUstad, and all of them draw the same bank, so this question is worth knowing for every one of them.
More Poetry questions
Experimentation in which of the following areas of poetic expression characterize Victorian poetry and allow Victorian poets to represent psychology in a different way ?
Matthew Arnold;s Thyrsis is an elegy written on the death of______________?
Who is the author of Blessed Damozel ?
In 'In Memorium', Tennyson mourns the death of ________________?
The foremost poet of Jacobean era was ?
the first fire-breathing dragon in English literature occurs in which Old English epic poem ?