Shakespeare Exam Review

How many quatrains and couplets are there in this sonnet (label the poem above)?

• 4 quatrains, 2 couplets

• 3 quatrains, 1 couplet

• only couplets

• only quatrains

In comparing the object of the poem to a summer’s day, the speaker is using what kind of figurative language?

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Imagery

• Simile

In Line 11, the word death is capitalized, as 'Death,' and is characterized as bragging. What kind of figurative language use is this?

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Imagery

• Simile

In line 5, what is 'the eye of heaven'?

• The North Star

• God

• The Sun

• A fire

The two households are said to be alike in...

• doubt

• destiny

• dignity

• deceit

Where does the play take place?

• in the Forest of Arden, which is said to be magical

• in ancient Rome, which is said to be dangerous

• in ancient Athens, which is said to be romantic

• in Verona, which is said to be fair

Which two words are described with the word 'civil' in the prologue?

• blood and hands

• hearts and minds

• parent’s and children’s

• misadventures and piteous

What phrase is used to describe the lovers in the prologue?

• sun-kissed

• moon-blessed

• Star-crossed

• earth-cursed

What will be buried by the end of the play?

• tranquility

• peace

• hope

• strife

The love of the lovers is described as...

• Heart-mark’d

• death-mark’d

• life-mark’d

• soul-mark’d