Question

"...that Library where every book shall lie open to one another..."

Which of these is the best interpretation of the phrase from John Donne's Meditation 17?

A:It is a description of Death
B:It is a description of God***
C:It is a description of Hell
D:It is a description of Heaven


"Farewell, thou child of my right hand..."

Which of these is the most accurate paraphrase of these words from Ben Jonson's "On My First Son"?

A:Farewell Joy
B:Farewell Ben***
C:Farewell Father
D:Farewell Sin

"But we by love, so much refined,/That ourselves know not what it is./Interassured of the mind./Care less eyes,lips, and hands to miss."

Which best restates the paradox that Donne sets forth in these lines?

A:Most people do not love their spouses physically, yet cannot be apart from them.
B:He and his wife are like twin compasses , always pointing in the same direction.
C:He and his wife are so in love that it does not matter whether they are together.****
D:Most people love their spouses only physically,so they cannot stand separation.

Are these correct? Please help...:)

Answer 1

The correct answer for one is B:It is a description of God***

The idea is that all the different books are people and the library is actually meeting god and getting to understand all the people in the world and gain all knowledge. It is a description of how great he is and how great we become when we reach him.

The correct answer for 2 is B:Farewell Ben***

It is Ben because the narrator is supposedly god who is talking to Ben Johnson, so when he says goodbye my son, he actually means goodbye Ben. It isn't about Ben talking to his son, which is why the lyrics actually mean farewell Ben.

The correct answer for 3 is C:He and his wife are so in love that it does not matter whether they are together.****

He states that their minds are so connected that they can't miss simple things like kisses or touches because they are bound on a much deeper level. For him and her, they are always in each other's minds even when they are not physically together.

Answer 2

The answer for the first question is “D: It is a description of Heaven”. This part Meditation 17 tells about how man reaches his ultimate end – death. After death, a man’s journey is not ended. Instead, he starts a new and better life in the spiritual world, which is heaven. The “Library” represents heaven where every person or “page” becomes more open to one another under God’s guidance.

For the second question, the answer is “B: Farewell Ben”. Ben Jonson wrote “On My First Son” for his eldest son named Benjamin.

“C: He and his wife are so in love that it does not matter whether they are together.” is the answer for the last question. It doesn’t matter whether they are together or not because they know that they love each other very deeply.