Question

ANALYZE CRAFT AND STRUCTURE —“Idea: Sonnet 1,” by Michael Drayton
Read the poem. Then, answer the question(s).

Like an adventurous seafarer am I,

Who hath some long and dangerous voyage been;

And called to tell of his discovery,

How far he sailed, what countries he had seen;

(5) Proceeding from the port whence he put forth,

Shews by his compass how his course he steered,

When East, when West, when South, and when by North,

As how the Pole, to every place was reared;

What capes he doubled, of what continent,

(10)The gulfs and straits that strangely he had past;

Where most becalmed, where with foul weather spent,

And on what rocks in peril to be cast:

Thus in my Love, Time calls me to relate

My tedious travels, and oft-varying fate.

Two-Part Question
Part A
Multiple Choice Question
The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B.
Part A Which of the following poetic structures involves lists of people, objects, or situations?
A.
dramatic monologue
B.
catalogue
C.
paradox
D.
epic theme
Part B
Multiple Choice Question
Part B Which quotation from the poem best exemplifies the structure identified in Part A?
A.
Thus in my Love, Time calls me to relate / My tedious travels, and oft-varying fate. (lines 13–14)
B.
Shews by his compass how his course he steered, (line 6)
C.
Like an adventurous seafarer am I, (line 1)
D.
What capes he doubled, of what continent, / The gulfs and straits that strangely he had passed (lines 9–10)

Answer 1

Part A: B. catalogue

Part B: D. "What capes he doubled, of what continent, / The gulfs and straits that strangely he had past" — this line lists places and features, exemplifying a catalogue.