"Sonnet 18" & "Sonnet 130"

" Sonnet 18" Which of the following best describes a main theme of the poem?

• love takes time to develop between two people

• love is complicated and can be difficult to sustain

• like summer, love and poetry are brief but powerful

• unlike summer, love and poetry are constant and everlasting

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"Sonnet 18" Which of the following best describes the effect of the use of figurative language in the poem?

• the speaker uses metaphors to compare his beloved to the summer, and criticizes the summer for being harsh and fleeting

• the speaker personifies the sun, and makes it appear like the sun is a friendly individual who one would want to be compared to

• the speaker personifies death to create conflict as he battles death for his beloved

• the speaker uses high diction throughout the poem, and makes his relationship to his beloved appear informal

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"Sonnet 18" PART A: Which of the following best describes the function of "Time" in the poem?

• The speaker declares that his beloved's loveliness will live on forever through his poetry, unlike the short-lived summer season

• The speaker laments the fleeting nature of summer, as it is his favorite season and he wishes its warmth and brightness could last longer

• The speaker admits that although his beloved's beauty will fade with time, his love will not fade

• The speaker explains that he loves his beloved more than he adores the summer because his beloved can love him back

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"Sonnet 18" PART B: Which detail from the poem best supports the answer to Part A?

• "And summer's lease hath all too short a date." (line 4)

• "And every fair from fair sometime declines" (line 7)

• "But thy eternal summer shall not fade" (line 9)

• "So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see" (line 13)

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What is the theme of "Sonnet 130"?

• outer beauty is more important than inner beauty

• there is more to love than superficial appearances

• people get less beautiful as one gets to know them

• men have false impressions of what women should look like

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"Sonnet 130" The poet's attitude towards other poets could most likely be described as --

• critical

• curious

• insecure

• impressed

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"Sonnet 130" What is the meaning of the phrase "I have seen roses damasked, red and white, / But no such roses see I in her cheeks;" as it is used in lines 5-6 of the poem?

• the speaker thinks his mistress' cheeks are the color of roses

• the speaker thinks his mistress' cheeks are brightly colored

• the speaker thinks his mistress' cheeks are like rich fabric

• the speaker thinks his mistress' cheeks are not pink

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"Sonnet 130" How do lines 13-14 add to the poem's meaning?

• they break the previous pattern of the poem by complimenting the speaker's mistress

• they continue to describe the appearance of the speaker's mistress

• they explain what the speaker's mistress really looks like

• they compliment the speaker's mistress' personality

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