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My Mistress' Eyes

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

12th Grade

CCSS covered

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My Mistress' Eyes
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Read the excerpt from Shakespeare's "Sonnet 130."

That music hath a far more pleasing sound;I grant I never saw a goddess go;My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground.And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rareAs any she belied with false compare.

Shakespeare uses satire in “Sonnet 130” to mock

other women who are not as beautiful as his mistress.

the idea of writing poems to praise your mistress.

his mistress for thinking too highly of herself.

the flowery language used by men to compliment women.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The author includes the final two lines of the poem to show that -

He still loves his mistress despite her appearance

He thinks his mistress is ugly

He will only love his mistress a little

His mistress can be compared to many other women

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a theme of the poem?

Beauty is not required for love

Beauty is rare

Love is beautiful

Love is hard

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How does line 2 contribute to our image of the speaker's mistress?

Her lips are dull

Her lips are pink

Her lips are big

Her lips are small

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How do lines 1-12 contribute to our image of the speaker's mistress?

His mistress is beautiful

His mistress is not the traditional idea of beautiful

His mistress is rude

His mistress does not care about her appearance

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The line - My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun - is an example of what?

Simile

Metaphor

Alliteration

Assonance

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is Shakespeare criticizing in this apparent love poem?

People are superficial, beauty is more important than intelligence/conversation

People should be aware of inner beauty

Do not judge the outward appearance but the mind

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

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