"Sonnet 60" Review: Structure, Poetic Devices, and Meaning

How many lines are there in Sonnet 60?

• 10

• 12

• 14

• 16

How many lines are in a quatrain?

• 6

• 4

• 2

• 5

Which of the following best describes the theme of Sonnet 60?

• The beauty of nature

• The passage of time

• The power of love

• The inevitability of death

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In Sonnet 60, what literary device is used in the line "Like as the waves make towards the pebbled shore"?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the effect of the imagery used in Sonnet 60?

• It creates a sense of chaos and disorder.

• It emphasizes the beauty of the natural world.

• It highlights the relentless passage of time.

• It evokes a feeling of eternal love.

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which of the following best describes the structure of Sonnet 60?

• A single stanza of 14 lines

• Three quatrains and a couplet

• Two sestets and a couplet

• Four tercets and a couplet

Which of the following lines from Sonnet 60 suggests the inevitability of dying after we age?

• "Like as the waves make towards the pebbled shore"

• "Crawls to maturity, wherewith being crowned"

• "And nothing stands but for his scythe to mow"

• "And yet to times in hope my verse shall stand"

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the significance of the phrase "Nativity, once in the main of light" in Sonnet 60?

• It refers to the birth of a new day.

• It symbolizes the beginning of life.

• It highlights the beauty of nature.

• It suggests the power of love.

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which of the following best describes the use of personification in Sonnet 60?

• Time is depicted as a nurturing parent.

• Time is depicted as a destructive force.

• Nature is depicted as a gentle guide.

• Love is depicted as an eternal flame.

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the effect of the couplet at the end of "Sonnet 60"?

• It introduces a new theme.

• It resolves the poem's central conflict.

• It provides a hopeful resolution.

• It contradicts the preceding quatrains.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

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