Shakespeare's Sonnet 73

What is the main theme of Sonnet 73?

• Love

• Nature

• Death

• Time

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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 does the speaker compare himself to in the poem?

• A dying fire

• A sunset

• A winter tree

• A ruined choir

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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 does the phrase 'Death's second self' refer to?

• The end of the day

• The speaker's own death

• The darkness of night

• The end of love

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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 does the speaker mean by 'the glowing of such fire'?

• The passion of youth

• The warmth of love

• The fading of life

• The brightness of autumn

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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 effect does the speaker's aging have on the person addressed in the poem?

• It weakens their love

• It strengthens their love

• It makes them sad

• It makes them angry

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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 season is described in the poem?

• Spring

• Summer

• Autumn

• Winter

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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 does the phrase 'Bare ruin'd choirs' refer to?

• The speaker's aging body

• The loss of beauty

• The end of happiness

• The absence of birdsong

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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 does the speaker mean by 'the ashes of his youth'?

• The memories of his youth

• The remains of his youth

• The regrets of his youth

• The wisdom of his youth

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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