Sonnet 75 by Edmund Spenser

What does the speaker believe about their love after death?

• A) It will be forgotten.

• B) It will continue to live.

• C) It will turn into hatred.

• D) It will cause sadness.

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What happens to the name written on the strand?

• A) It stays forever.

• B) A bird erases it.

• C) Waves wash it away.

• D) The sun fades it.

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What does "vain" mean in the context of this sonnet?

• A) Having high value

• B) Full of pride

• C) Futile or useless

• D) Beautiful

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What is the meaning of "eternize" as used in the sonnet?

• A) To make eternal

• B) To erase

• C) To criticize

• D) To express in words

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What does the speaker do on the beach?

• A) Draws a picture

• B) Writes a name

• C) Builds a sandcastle

• D) Collects shells

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How does the speaker plan to immortalize the woman?

• A) By painting her portrait

• B) Through his verse

• C) By naming a star after her

• D) Through a statue

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According to the woman, what is impossible to immortalize?

• A) Nature

• B) Material wealth

• C) Mortal things

• D) True love

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What does the woman think of the speaker's efforts?

• A) She is impressed.

• B) She finds it pointless.

• C) She is indifferent.

• D) She is confused.

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Why does the speaker write the name again?

• A) To prove a point

• B) Because it was a mistake

• C) For fun

• D) To make it last longer

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What is the speaker's response to the woman's skepticism?

• A) He agrees with her.

• B) He changes the subject.

• C) He insists that he can immortalize her through verse.

• D) He gives up trying.

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