Question

select the correct answer from each drop - down menu. read this sonnet, and then complete the sentences that follow. sonnet 4 by edmund spenser be not dismayed that her unmoved mind doth still persist in her rebellious pride; and love not like to lusts of baser kind, the harder won, the firmer will abide. the durfull oak, whose sap is not yet dried, is long ere it conceive the kindling fire; but when it once doth burn, it doth divide, great heat, and makes his flames to heaven aspire. so hard it is to kindle new desire, in gentle breast that shall endure for ever; deep is the wound, that dints the parts entire with chaste affects, that naught but death can sever. then think not long in taking little pain, to knit the knot, that ever shall remain. the sonnet is written in the form. the rhyme scheme is. the main idea of the poem is. the poet has used the metaphor of burning an oak to emphasize how patient one needs to be when trying to win the love of a lady. he also uses the metaphor of to emphasize the depth of love.

Explanation:

Edmund Spenser is known for his Spenserian sonnets. The rhyme - scheme of a Spenserian sonnet is different from Petrarchan and Italian (Petrarchan is another name for Italian sonnets). Spenserian sonnets have a specific rhyme - scheme that links the quatrains. The poem uses the metaphor of burning an oak to show the difficulty of winning love and the need for patience, and the metaphor of a deep wound to show the depth of love.

Answer:

The sonnet is written in the Spenserian form. The rhyme scheme is abab bcbc cdcd ee. The main idea of the poem is that one needs to be patient when trying to win the love of a lady and the depth of love is profound.