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shall I compare thee

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Is Sonnet no.

a)

18

b)

126

c)

137

2.

The rhyme scheme of ‘Shall I compare thee’ is

a)

abba,abba cdde

b)

abcd,abcd

c)

abab, cdcd,efef,gg

3.

The theme that Shakespeare explores in Sonnet 18 is

a)

Carpe diem

b)

timelessness of poetry

c)

Death as an agent of nature

4.

Who is the sonnet addressed to-

a)

the young man

b)

dark lady

c)

poet himself

5.

The poet compares his friend to

a)

winters day

b)

summers day

c)

spring day

6.

The word ‘temperate’ means-

a)

moderate

b)

warm

c)

friendly

7.

The rough winds of summer-

a)

shakes the darling buds of winter

b)

shakes the darling buds of may

c)

shakes the darling bud of april

8.

Summer has

a)

short duration

b)

long duration

c)

constant

9.

‘The eye of heaven’ in Shakespeare’s Sonnet No 18 refers to

a)

stars

b)

sun

c)

moon

10.

Whose eternal summer shall not fade?

a)

Shakespeare’s

b)

The fair youth

c)

The black lady

11.

How can eternal summer be maintained?

a)

through poem

b)

through preservation

c)

through conservation

12.

The poet’s friend is expected to grow-

a)

with nature

b)

with time

c)

with summer

13.

The poet asserts that his friend will never lose possession of his-

a)

beauty

b)

health

c)

wealth

14.

How is the gold complexion of the sun dimmed-

a)

by rain

b)

by clouds

c)

by wind

15.

what will give life to the poets friend?

a)

the sonnet

b)

the wealth

c)

health