Song VII Quizzes

Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Song VII? Put your knowledge to the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. Who is the "thee" addressed in "Song VII"?


A lover
God
A mother
A father
Q. Why does the poet's vanity "die" in the poem?


Because God is so much of a better poet than the speaker
Because God is so much worse as a poet than the speaker
Because the speaker has lost his ability to write poetry
Because the speaker is so much of a worse poet than other poets
Q. What does the speaker want in this poem?


Separation from the divine
Escape from the divine
Union with the divine
Laughter with the divine
Q. The speaker's poem has no pride in what?


Dress and decoration
Music
Happiness
Lethargy
Q. Where does the speaker sit in this poem?


At the right hand of the divine
At the left hand of the divine
In the face of the divine
At the feet of the divine