What type of poetry is Sonnet 18?

• haiku

• limmerick

• sonnet

• free verse

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CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How many stanzas are in a Shakespearean sonnet?

• one

• two

• three

• four

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CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of the following best describes the tone of this line:

"But thy eternal summer shall not fade"?

• hopeful

• angry

• disappointed

• negative

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What type of figurative language is evident in this line?

"But thy eternal summer shall not fade"

• simile

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• onomatpopoeia

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CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the connotation of "eternal lines to time" in the context of the poem?

• none; the speaker means what they say

• everlasting

• truth

• excited

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which kind of imagery is evident in this line?

"Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May"

• auditory

• tactile

• visual

• all of these are evident

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which kind of imagery is evident in the following line?

"And often is his gold complexion dimm'd"

• visual

• gustatory

• olfactory

• none of these

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the effect of the anaphora throughout the sonnet?

(lines 4, 6, 7 & lines 10, 11 & lines 13, 14)

• reinforces the idea that the person the speaker is addressing should NOT be compared "to a summer's day"

• creates a brisk rhythm, making the speaker sound out of breath

• overwhelms the reader so that they find it difficult to comprehend the poem

• adds a humorous tone throughout the poem

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CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In Sonnet 18, the speaker claims that the person they are addressing will live forever because...

• they will be reborn, like a phoenix

• they are a vampire

• the words of the poem will last forever

• the speaker will never die

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CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of the following themes is supported by the evidence in the poem?

• Our feelings change as the seasons change.

• After a loved one dies, the living must find a way to continue.

• Summer is the absolute worst season of the year.

• As long as we remember someone who has died, they are never truly gone.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2