Sonnet 18

Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 compares a girl to..

• Spring day

• His heartbeat

• Summer's day

• Nature

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

• People will read about her in his lines.

• She will die and go to heaven.

• She will fall out of love.

• People will know her because of her beauty.

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

• Strong winds cannot touch the flowers.

• Strong winds destroy spring flowers.

• Strong winds don't stand a chance against his love.

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Which of the following is NOT criteria for a sonnet?

• 14 lines.

• Specific rhyme scheme.

• Specific rhythm.

• Specific sound devices

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What is the metaphor in Sonnet 18?

• Comparing Shakespeare to his beloved.

• Comparing his beloved to time.

• Comparing his love to a summer's day.

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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

• Irony

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

• The sun

• Friend's eye

• The sky

• The moon

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The couplet in a Shakespearean Sonnet is there to..

• Provide a twist or conflict.

• Extend the poem's metaphor.

• Summarize the sonnet

• Leave the reader with a lasting impression.

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In Sonnet 18, Shakespeare does all of the following except:

• Compare a person to a certain moment of the year.

• Suggest that poetry is more interesting than most people.

• Assure the person addressed of some sort of immortality.

• Pay someone some very flattering compliments.

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Bonus! Shakespeare assures the person he's writing to that death

• Is easily avoided and defeated.

• Remains the enemy of seasons but not of youth.

• Can be defeated by literary immortality.

• Can be frustrated by those who die young.

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