Sonnet 18 Test

Shakespeare says his mistress will live on forever in his "eternal lines." What does this mean?

• People will read about her in his poems 
• She will die and go to heaven 
• She will fall out of line
• People will know her because of her beauty 

What does "Rough winds shake the darling buds of May" mean?

• strong winds destroy spring flowers
• Strong winds cannot touch the flowers
• Strong winds don't stand a chance against his love

Shakespeare's sonnet 18 compares a girl to..

• spring day
• summer's day
• nature
• his heartbeat 

Which of the following is NOT criteria for a sonnet?

• 14 lines
• specific sound devices
• specific rhyme scheme
• specific rhythm

What is the metaphor in Sonnet 18?

• Comparing Shakespeare to his beloved
• Comparing his beloved to a summer's day
• Comparing Shakepeare to a summer's day
• Comparing his beloved to time

What poetic device is used in the following line of Sonnet 18: "Nor shall Death brag thou wanderest in his shade"?

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

In Sonnet 18, the "eye of heaven" refers to the

• Friend's eye
• Sky
• Sun
• Moon

What proof does the speaker offer for his assertion in Sonnet 18, that his Friend's "eternal summer shall not fade"?

• The friend will live in heaven.
• The speaker's love will prevent the friend from dying.
• The sonnet will immortalize the friend.
• Death will not brag after the speaker's friend dies.

The third quatrain of the sonnet is there to

• introduce the main theme or metaphor

• introduce the metaphor or theme

• provide a shift, twist, or conflict

• summarize the sonnet and leave the reader with a lasting image

The couplet in a Shakespearean Sonnet is there to

• explain the main theme

• extended the poem's metaphor

• provide a twist or conflict

• leave the reader with a lasting image