Shakespearean Sonnets

How many lines are there in a Shakespearean sonnet?

• 14

• 12

• 10

• 24

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What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?

• a, b, a, b, c, d, c, d, e, f, e, f, g, g

• a, a, b, b, c, c, d, d, e, e, f, f, g, g

• a, b, c , a, b, c, d, e, f, d, e, f, g, g

• a, b, c, d, e, f, a, b, c, d, e, f, g, g

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How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?

• 154

• 100

• 79

• 267

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SONNET 128

How oft when thou, my music, music play'st,

Upon that blessed wood whose motion sounds

With thy sweet fingers when thou gently sway'st

The wiry concord that mine ear confounds,

Do I envy those jacks that nimble leap,

To kiss the tender inward of thy hand,

Whilst my poor lips which should that harvest reap,

At the wood's boldness by thee blushing stand!

To be so tickled, they would change their state

And situation with those dancing chips,

O'er whom thy fingers walk with gentle gait,

Making dead wood more bless'd than living lips.

Since saucy jacks so happy are in this,

Give them thy fingers, me thy lips to kiss.

READY?

• YES!

• NO!

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How oft when thou, my music, music play'st,

• Shakespeare is in love with a musician and describes her as his music.

• Shakespeare is heartbroken and turns to music instead of love.

• Shakespeare hates music for it overshadows poetry.

• Shakespeare lost his girl to a musician.

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Upon that blessed wood whose motion sounds

With thy sweet fingers when thou gently sway'st

The wiry concord that mine ear confounds,

• The girl is a pianist.

• The girl is a singer.

• The girl is a flutist.

• The girl is a dancer.

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Do I envy those jacks that nimble leap,

To kiss the tender inward of thy hand,

Whilst my poor lips which should that harvest reap,

At the wood's boldness by thee blushing stand!

To be so tickled, they would change their state

And situation with those dancing chips,

O'er whom thy fingers walk with gentle gait,

Making dead wood more bless'd than living lips.

• Shakespeare is jealous of the piano for it is constantly in contact with her hand.

• Shakespeare’s is jealous of all the men listening to and applauding her.

• Shakespeare is jealous of the music for she is so focused on it and not on him.

• Shakespeare is jealous of her musical talent which is more popular than his simple poetry.

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Do I envy those jacks that nimble leap,

To kiss the tender inward of thy hand,

Whilst my poor lips which should that harvest reap,

At the wood's boldness by thee blushing stand!

To be so tickled, they would change their state

And situation with those dancing chips,

O'er whom thy fingers walk with gentle gait,

Making dead wood more bless'd than living lips.

• Shakespeare wants to kiss her hands.

• Shakespeare wants to hold her hands.

• Shakespeare wants to look at her hands.

• Shakespeare wants to mimic her hands.

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Since saucy jacks so happy are in this,

Give them thy fingers, me thy lips to kiss.

• Shakespeare wins over the piano.

• Shakespeare loses to the piano.

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Since saucy jacks so happy are in this,

Give them thy fingers, me thy lips to kiss.

Why does Shakespeare win?

• The piano may only kiss her hands, but Shakespeare may kiss her lips.

• The piano may have her hands, but Shakespeare has her heart.

• The piano has no feelings. Unlike Shakespeare, it feels no joy when touched by her.

• The piano cannot create music or poetry for her. Unlike Shakespeare, who is writing this poem.

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