Sonnet 18 Flashcard

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is personification?

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A poetic device where human qualities are attributed to non-human things.

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What is a sonnet?

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A 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme and meter, often written in iambic pentameter.

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What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?

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ABABCDCDEFEFGG.

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What does 'thee' mean in modern English?

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You.

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What is the main theme of Sonnet 18?

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The beauty of the beloved and the power of poetry to immortalize that beauty.

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What is iambic pentameter?

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A type of poetic meter that consists of five iambs (unstressed-stressed syllables) per line.

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What is the significance of summer in Sonnet 18?

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Summer symbolizes beauty, warmth, and the fleeting nature of life.

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What does 'Nor shall Death brag thou wanderest in his shade' mean?

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It means that death will not claim the beloved, as their beauty will live on through poetry.

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What is the purpose of a sonnet?

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To express emotions, thoughts, or ideas in a structured poetic form.