Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day? by William Shakespeare

What is the main theme of Shakespeare's sonnet 'Shall I Compare Thee'?

• The fleeting nature of beauty and time

• The harshness of summer

• The beauty of nature

• The inevitability of death

How does Shakespeare describe his beloved in comparison to a summer's day?

• More lovely and more temperate

• As bright as the sun

• As fleeting as the seasons

• As harsh as rough winds

What literary device is primarily used in the sonnet to emphasize the beloved's eternal beauty?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Alliteration

What does the poet suggest will immortalize his beloved's beauty?

• The poem itself

• A painting

• A statue

• A song

What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?

• ABABCDCDEFEFGG

• AABBCCDDEEFFGG

• ABBAABBACDCDCD

• ABABABABABABAB

What is the effect of iambic pentameter in the sonnet?

• It makes the sentiments more definite and convincing

• It adds a musical quality

• It creates a sense of urgency

• It makes the poem longer

What does the poet mean by 'eternal lines' in the sonnet?

• The lines of the poem that will preserve the beloved's beauty

• The wrinkles on the beloved's face

• The lines of a song

• The lines of a painting