Flashcard on Sonnet 18 and Sonnet 130

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What is the main theme of Sonnet 18?

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The fleeting nature of beauty.

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How does the speaker in Sonnet 18 describe summer?

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Summer's lease is too short.

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What does the speaker in Sonnet 130 say about his mistress's breath?

Back

It reeks.

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How does the speaker in Sonnet 130 describe his mistress's hair?

Back

Like black wires.

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How does the speaker in Sonnet 130 describe his mistress's cheeks?

Back

Not like roses.

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What literary device is primarily used in Sonnet 18?

Back

Metaphor.

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What is a sonnet?

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A 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme and meter.

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What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?

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ABABCDCDEFEFGG.

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What is the tone of Sonnet 130?

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Realistic and critical.

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How does Sonnet 18 celebrate beauty?

Back

By comparing the beloved to a summer's day.