Flashcard on Sonnet 130 by William Shakespeare

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What is the main theme of Sonnet 130?

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Real love does not need false tributes

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How does Shakespeare describe his mistress's eyes?

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Nothing like the sun

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'Fair' in the context of beauty during Shakespeare's time

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Pale skin

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What literary device is primarily used in the line 'My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun'?

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Simile

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What does the speaker compare his mistress's lips to?

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Coral

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What is the rhyme scheme of Sonnet 130?

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abab cdcd efef gg

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What does the speaker imply about conventional love poetry?

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It is often exaggerated

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In the final couplet, what does the speaker claim about his love?

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It is as rare as any falsely compared woman

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What does the speaker mean by saying his mistress 'treads on the ground'?

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She is down-to-earth

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What is the tone of Sonnet 130?

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Mocking yet sincere