Shakespeare's Sonnets 12, 60, & 73

According to the speaker in Sonnet 12 (“When I do count the clock that tells the time”), what is the one way in which human beings can defend themselves against the destructive nature of time?

• using beauty products

• behaving ethically

• planting gardens

• having children

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In Sonnet 60 (“Like as the waves make towards the pebbled shore”), what does the speaker hope will stand the test of time?

• his ship

• his verse

• his youth

• his courage

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In Sonnet 73 (“That time of year thou mayst in me behold”), which time of year and time of day does the speaker describe? Choose two options.

• spring

• summer

• autumn

• dawn

• evening

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If moving a load of bricks is referred to as toil, what kind of work must it be?

• rewarding work

• repetitive work

• difficult work

• simple work

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In Sonnet 12, what connection does the speaker make between the change of seasons and the loved one’s beauty?

• As the seasons change, time passes, and we all age. With age, comes the loss of beauty.

• As we age, just as with the seasons, we get more beautiful.

• With age comes the loss of innocence and motivation.

• As the seasons changes, so too do our emotions: spring makes us happy, and winter makes us sad.

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In Sonnet 60, to what does the speaker compare the passing of time?

• waves on a shore regularly replacing each other

• the hands moving around a clock face

• the falling of leaves from a tree in autumn

• the wrinkles on an old woman's face

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In Sonnet 73, at what stage of life is the speaker of this poem?

• the prime of his youth

• recently married

• middle age

• old and very near death

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In Sonnet 73, what advice does the speaker give in the last two lines?

• Beauty is subjective; though we get old, we can still be beautiful.

• Listen to your elders: we know more than you think we do about life and love.

• Be careful with my love because it can burn you like fire.

• Cherish me all the more because I won't be around forever.

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In Sonnet 12 (“When I do count the clock that tells the time”), what do the images of passing time make the speaker wonder about the person he addresses?

• Will that person’s beauty fade?

• Will that person’s fame endure?

• Will that person remember him?

• Will that person always love him?

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According to the speaker in Sonnet 73 (“That time of year thou mayst in me behold”), how will his aging affect the person he addresses?

• It will make that person grieve for him.

• It will make that person love him more.

• It will make that person forget about him.

• It will make that person understand him better.

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