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“To Celia”
by Ben Jonson, page 11

Vocabulary
nectar – juice, potion

1. What allusion exists in the first stanza of this poem?

2. Explain the ironies present in the first stanza of the poem.

3. According to the speaker, why did he send the woman a wreath of roses?

4. What is Celia’s response to the speaker’s gift in the second octet?

5. How, according to the speaker, has the wreath changed?

6. What is the tone of the poem?

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