Sonnet 18: Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?

How many lines are in a sonnet?

• 10

• 12

• 14

• 16

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How many lines are in a quatrain?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

How many lines are in a couplet?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is the structure of a Shakespearean sonnet?

• free verse

• 3 quatrains followed by 1 couplet

• 2 couplets followed by 2 quatrains

• 4 couplets followed by 1 quatrain

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?

• AAAA BBBB CCCC DD

• ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

• ABCD EFGH ABCD EF

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Who is the speaker most likely addressing in this poem?

• his beloved

• his parents

• his childhood friend

• an acquaintance

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

How does the speaker of this poem believe the beauty of nature compares to the beauty of the person he's addressing?

• The poem's subject is nowhere near as beautiful as things found in nature.

• The sun is more beautiful and bright than the poem's subject.

• Seasons change and natural beauty eventually fades. However, the beauty of the poem's subject will never fade.

• The poem's subject is as beautiful as natural objects, but her beauty will fade just as natural beauty fades.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The last two lines limit the promise to "So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, / So long lives this, and this gives life to thee." What does the "this" refer to?

• the summer sun

• the words of this poem

• the changing seasons

• the love of the speaker

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What is a possible theme of Sonnet 18?

• love and beauty

• war and politics

• weapons and violence

• school and homework

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CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

"Nor shall Death brag..." is an example of

• personification

• metaphor

• repetition

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5