Sonnet 18

The last 'part' of a sonnet contains ____ lines 

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

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

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

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 

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

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.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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

• Friend's eye
• Sky
• Sun
• Moon

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is expressed in the Octave of a sonnet?

• Dilemma

• Nothing important

• Resolution

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

The third quatrain of the sonnet is there to

• introduce the main theme or metaphor
• extend the metaphor or theme
• provide a shift, twist, or conflict
• summarize the sonnet and leave the reader with a lasting image

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

What poetic device is used in the following line of Sonnet 18: "Nor shall Death brag thou wanderest in his shade" (Hint: Death is bragging!)

• Metaphor
• Personification
• Hyperbole
• Alliteration

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is the intention of Shakespeare comparing his love to a summer’s day?

• To show that he loves both his lady and the season of summer equally.

• To show that she is more beautiful than summer and his love will last.

• To demonstrate that his love is going to fade just like summer.

• To convey that she could never be as good as summer.

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.5