WorksheetsREVIEWER: SONNET
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
"My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;
Coral is far more red, than her lips red:
If snow be white, why then her breasts be dun;
If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.
The following lines are an example of _____________.
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
A couplet
A quatrain
A theme
Free verse
What was the name of the poetic meter that Shakespeare wrote in?
Spondaic meter (stressed/stressed)
Trochaic meter (stressed/unstressed)
Dactylic meter (stressed/unstressed/unstressed)
Iambic (unstressed/stressed)
What is the rhyme scheme for this poem
ABCD
ABAB
ABBA
BABA
Complete the rhyme scheme
A
A
A
B
B
B
B
A
"If this be error..."
“Love is not love/Which alters when it alteration finds” means true love
does not change.
changes over time.
dies over time.
grows stale and dull.
“That looks on tempests and is never shaken” means true love
withstands all trials and tribulations.
endures despite problems or difficulties.
remains strong in the face of temptation.
all of the above
Which of the following selections best explains the passage below (lines 9-12)?
Love’s not Time’s fool, though rosy lips and cheeks
Within his bending sickle’s compass come;
Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,
But bears it out even to the edge of doom.
Answer choices for the above question
Lovers cannot fool time, because everyone dies eventually.
True love remains steady as time passes.
As time passes, the beauty of young lovers fades.
True love is temporary.
With which of the following statements would the speaker most likely agree?
t is important for a man to prove his love for his partner.
You should only marry someone who is your intellectual equal.
True love between two minds is eternal and withstands adversity.
Physical attraction always transforms into love if given enough time.
What is most closely the meaning of the word bark as it is used in the passage below?
It is the star to every wandering bark,
Whose worth’s unknown, although his height be taken
verb | yap (like a dog)
verb | to search
noun | cortex
noun | a boat or ship
“Within his bending sickle’s compass come” refers to
time or death.
an adventurer.
a sailor at sea.
marriage.
Comparing true love to a guiding “star” serves as an example of a
irony.
dialect.
sensory detail.
metaphor.
What do stars signify in the couplet: It is the star to every wandering bark,
Whose worth’s unknown, although his height be taken?
Guide or Hope
Love
Beauty
Safety or Light
