Sonnet 18

In Sonnet 18, what literary devices does the speaker use to convey the idea that the subject's beauty will never fade?

• Similes and personification

• Metaphors and imagery

• Alliteration and onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole and irony

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Comprehending a text

What is the rhyme scheme of the sonnet described in the passage?

• ABABCDCDEFEFGG

• ABBAABBACDCDCD

• ABCABCDCDEFEFGG

• ABABCDCDEFEFFG

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Understanding text structures

How is the poem structured?

• As a limerick with five lines

• As a haiku with three lines

• As a sonnet with 14 lines

• As a free verse poem with no specific structure

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Understanding text structures

How does the speaker compare the subject's beauty to nature in Sonnet 18?

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Citing textual evidence