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Poetry Anthology - Sonnet 43

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who wrote Sonnet 43?
a)
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
b)
Elizabeth Bishop
c)
Queen Elizabeth
d)
Elizabeth Gaskell
2.
What era did the poet of Sonnet 43 live?
a)
Victorian
b)
Elizabethan
c)
Georgian
d)
Jacobean
3.

The poem is written in first person

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Love and religion are interwoven in the poem

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The link between love and religion in the poem is used to emphasise that

a)

Elizabeth BB was very religious

b)

Elizabeth BB was not religious

c)

The love she feels for her partner is as strong as a religion to her

6.

'By sun and candlelight' emphasises that

a)

She loves him when they are outdoors and indoors

b)

She loves him continually and perpetually

c)

She uses comparisons to emphasise her feelings

7.
In Sonnet 43, what is the narrator trying to measure the 'depth and breadth and height' of?
a)
Love
b)
The sun
c)
God
d)
Hate
8.

'With the breathe, smile and tears of my life!' this emphasises that

a)

She loves her partner with everything she has and feels

b)

The listing emphasises the depth to which she loves him

c)

We can visualise her facial expression as we read the poem

9.

What is the connection between iambic pentameter and the theme of the poem

a)

There is no connection

b)

The iambic pentameter is said to mimic the heartbeat, therefore associated with love

c)

The iambic pentameter is connected with grief

d)

All poets use iambic pentameter

10.

Complete the quote from 'Sonnet 43': 'I shall but love thee better after _____'

a)

dinner

b)

tonight

c)

death

d)

tomorrow