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    The document discusses Thomas Wyatt's poems during the reign of King Henry VIII. Wyatt expressed criticism of the treachery of those around him through his poems. He reveals a tone of melancholy and regret through his use of "forget not" instead of "remember". Lines from his poems show that those who used to take bread from his hand are now ungratefully seeking change through a continual change. "Thanked be fortune" contains alliteration.

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    The document discusses Thomas Wyatt's poems during the reign of King Henry VIII. Wyatt expressed criticism of the treachery of those around him through his poems. He reveals a tone of melancholy and regret through his use of "forget not" instead of "remember". Lines from his poems show that those who used to take bread from his hand are now ungratefully seeking change through a continual change. "Thanked be fortune" contains alliteration.

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    The document discusses Thomas Wyatt's poems during the reign of King Henry VIII. Wyatt expressed criticism of the treachery of those around him through his poems. He reveals a tone of melancholy and regret through his use of "forget not" instead of "remember". Lines from his poems show that those who used to take bread from his hand are now ungratefully seeking change through a continual change. "Thanked be fortune" contains alliteration.

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    1.

    Henry VIII's reign was in a time of great political, social, national and international
    upheaval. Wyatt thinks that …………………………………..

    (A) Life is stable and peaceful. (B) He must escape from the court.

    (c) Change is inevitable. (D) Life in the countryside is better.

    2. Wyatt's poems express his …………………………………….

    (A) Love for the King.

    (B) Praise of his friends.

    (c) Fear from death.

    (D) Criticism and condemnation of the treachery of those around him.

    3. Wyatt uses of the negative ‘forget not’, instead of ‘remember’ to reveal a


    …………………………….

    (A) Tone of happiness. (B) Tone of satisfaction.

    (c) Tone of melancholy and regret. (D) Feeling of fear.

    4. “To take bread at my hand; and now they range, / Busily seeking with a continual
    change.” These lines show that……………………………………….

    (A) His beloved is faithful. (B) His beloved is ungrateful.

    (c) He himself likes change. (D) His beloved is poor.

    5. In “Thanked be fortune”, there is …………………………

    (A) Alliteration (B) Simile

    (c) Personification (D) Assonance

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