Worksheetsshall I compare thee
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Is Sonnet no.
18
126
137
The rhyme scheme of ‘Shall I compare thee’ is
abba,abba cdde
abcd,abcd
abab, cdcd,efef,gg
The theme that Shakespeare explores in Sonnet 18 is
Carpe diem
timelessness of poetry
Death as an agent of nature
Who is the sonnet addressed to-
the young man
dark lady
poet himself
The poet compares his friend to
winters day
summers day
spring day
The word ‘temperate’ means-
moderate
warm
friendly
The rough winds of summer-
shakes the darling buds of winter
shakes the darling buds of may
shakes the darling bud of april
Summer has
short duration
long duration
constant
‘The eye of heaven’ in Shakespeare’s Sonnet No 18 refers to
stars
sun
moon
Whose eternal summer shall not fade?
Shakespeare’s
The fair youth
The black lady
How can eternal summer be maintained?
through poem
through preservation
through conservation
The poet’s friend is expected to grow-
with nature
with time
with summer
The poet asserts that his friend will never lose possession of his-
beauty
health
wealth
How is the gold complexion of the sun dimmed-
by rain
by clouds
by wind
what will give life to the poets friend?
the sonnet
the wealth
health
