Sonnet 18

Open Ended

What do you know about William Shakespeare?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is William Shakespeare best known for?

• Writing hugely successful theatre plays

• Inventing the printing press

• Composing classical music

• Painting famous portraits

Multiple Choice

What is the structure of a Shakespearean sonnet in terms of quatrains and couplets?

• 3 quatrains and 1 rhyming couplet

• 4 quatrains and no couplet

• 2 quatrains and 2 couplets

• 1 quatrain and 3 couplets

Multiple Choice

Which rhyme scheme is used in a Shakespearean sonnet?

• ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

• AABB CCDD EEFF GG

• ABBA CDDC EFFE GG

• ABAB CDED EFEF GG

Multiple Choice

Why are apostrophes used in unusual places in Early Modern English poetry such as Shakespeare’s sonnets?

• To indicate possession

• To remove syllables for meter

• To show emphasis

• To mark contractions

Fill in the Blanks

The line 'Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?' is an example of a

question.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following figures of speech is NOT used in the first quatrain of Sonnet 18?

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Simile

• Rhetorical question

Multiple Choice

Which figure of speech is used in the phrase "the eye of heaven shines" from Quatrain 2?

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Simile

Open Ended

How does the poet use the concept of 'eternal summer' in Quatrain 3 to convey the theme of immortality?

Fill in the Blanks

Fill in the blank: According to the poem, 'So long lives this, and this gives

to thee.'

Multiple Select

Which of the following are themes presented in the poem, as summarized in the slides?

• Immortality through art

• The power of love

• Time and nature vs. permanence

• The beauty of nature

Open Ended

What reasons does the poet give as to why he cannot compare his friend to a summer day?

Open Ended

Explain the central metaphor of the poem.

Fill in the Blanks

William Shakespeare is also known as the Bard of

.

Open Ended

Reflecting on what you learned about William Shakespeare and Sonnet 18, is there anything you did not understand or would like more help with?