What is the structure of a Shakespearean sonnet?

quatrain, quatrain, quatrain, couplet

quatrain, quatrain, couplet, couplet

What is iambic pentameter?

10 syllables per line with 5 sets of two

14 syllables per line with 7 sets of two

12 syllables per line with 6 sets of two

16 syllables per line with 8 sets of two

What is the turn in a sonnet?

shift in thought - something changes

The rhythm and/or rhyme scheme changes

It is a shift from one stanza to the next

Where does the turn occur in a Shakespearean sonnet?

either the third quatrain or couplet

either the second or third quatrain

What is the structure of an Italian or Petrarchan sonnet?

quatrain, quatrain, quatrain, couplet

quatrain, quatrain, couplet, couplet

What does the speaker mean in Sonnet 116 when he says “Love’s not Times’ fool, though rosy lips and cheeks/ Within his bending sickle’s compass come”?

Love doesn't change with time even if beauty fades.

Love doesn't always last a long time.

Getting closer to death puts a strain on love.

Love causes cheeks to get rosy and lips to be red.

What is sensory language?

language that appeals to the five senses

language that deviates from the established rythym

Which of the following is an example of sensory language?

Coral is far more red than her lips' red;

If this be error and upon me proved,

To seek the very one that I should flee;

That took me from myself for such a space

What does the speaker mean by “the vein of my accustomed art is dry”?

He can't write poetry without the inspiration of his love.

He has lost interest in writing poetry.

His poetry is meaningless to the world.

He wants to learn a new art form.

Which of the following includes an example of sensory language?

“In some perfumes there is more delight/Than in the breathe that from my mistress reeks”

“Love alters not with his brief hours and week, but bears it out even to the edge of doom”

C. “Rapt in the one fond thought that makes me stray from other men and walk this world along”

“Here let my loving song come to a close.”

How does the speaker feel in the beginning of sonnet 29?

depressed about himself and his life

How does the speaker of Sonnet 116 feel about love?

Love is never ending and nothing can change it

Love is fleeting and people should enjoy it while it lasts

Love is the most important part of life

True love is difficult to come by

Which saying best describes the theme of Sonnet 130?

Friendship is more important than love

The speaker of Sonnet 169 interprets his beloved's look of pity as

a sign of her cold indifference

What effect does love have on the speaker of Sonnet 169?

It fills him with confusion and self doubt

If fills him with rage and terror

Which of the following is the best restatement of the sestet in Sonnet 169?

Even when she seems to offer some hope to me, I cannot tell her what I feel.

Since she will not offer me any hope, I will not speak to her about my feelings.

If she would offer some hope to me, I would have the courage to reveal my feelings.

Even if she were to offer some hope to me, I would be too proud to reveal my feelings.

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