Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day

Who is the speaker most likely addressing insonnet 18?

• His parents

• His childhood friend

• His beloved one

• His neighbor

A sonnet contains _____ lines. 

• 12
• 4
• 14
• 16

Which of the following is the English Sonnet's Rhyme Scheme?

• ABBAABBA CDECDE
• ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
• AAAA BBBB CCCC DE
• ABAB CDCD EFEF GGHH

Shakespeare's sonnet 18 compares a girl to..

• spring day
• summer's day
• nature
• his heartbeat 

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

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

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.

How many syllables are used in ONE line of Iambic Pentameter?

• 5

• 10

• 1

• 8

What was the name of the poetic meter that Shakespeare wrote in?

• Spondaic meter (stressed/stressed)

• Trochaic meter (stressed/unstressed)

• Dactylic meter (stressed/unstressed/unstressed)

• Iambic (unstressed/stressed)

What is the ryhthm of iambic pentameter meant to sound like?

• A lawnmower
• The human heartbeat
• The flow of water