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WorksheetsSonnet-18
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Justify the title of the poem?
It is the clue about the subject matter of the poem.
It demonstrate everlasting love.
It has variety of techniques how love is brilliant.
It is a distinct of a piece of writing.
Shakespeare promises his beloved that her beauty will never _______________
grow
be like another woman
fade
affect another man
What does ' this' stand for in " so long lives this and this gives life to thee"?
beauty
love
Sonnet
nature
What is the metaphor used In sonnet 18?
"....his gold complexion dimm'd;
" Rough winds do shake...."
".... eyes of heaven shines,"
" Nor lose possession of that fair...."
How is the gold complexion of the sun dimmed.
By the shade of the tree
By the shade of building
By a canopy
By the clouds
How many quatrain/s and couplet/s are there in this sonnet?
3 quatrains and 1 couplet
2 quatrains and 4 couplets
4 quatrains and 3 couplets
1 quatrain and 2 couplets
"Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade"
What is the meaning of this particular line?
Death will not wander in the shade
The lover will not brag when she dies
Death will not brag even after the lover dies
Death will brag if the lover dies
"But thy eternal summer shall not fade." The word opposite in the meaning to 'eternal' is-
Universal
Momentary
Temporal
Decayed
"By chance ,or natures changing course, untrimm'd." What is the literally device used here?
Personification
Metaphor
Repetition
hyperbole
What poetic device is used in the following line of sonnet 18? "...his gold complexion dimm'd; "
personification
hyperbole
Repetition
metaphor
What are the three traits of the beloved in sonnet 18?
honest, loyal and devoted
gratitude, optimism, courage
humility, compassion and fairness
beauty, constancy and immortality
Death in the poem is personified as-
kind and helpful
proud and boastful
calm and quiet
sweet and smart
Death in the poem is personified as-
Kind and helpful
Sweet and smart
Calm and quiet
Proud and boastful
"Nor shall death brag thou wander'st in his shade,"- here ‘shade’ refers to-
Talk loudly
Talk cheerfully
Claim boastfully
Take away
What is the rhyme scheme for the poem ‘Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare
ABAB ABAB ABAB BB
ABCD ABCD ABCD AA
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
ABAB CDAB ABAB AB
Explain the meaning of ‘’And every fair from fair sometime declines'’?
Shakespeare uses this line to praise his beloved's beauty and describe all the ways in which there beauty is preferable to a summer day.
beauty lasts forever
Shakespeare believes his love is more desirable and has a more even temper than summer
beauty doesn't last forever
Sonnet-18 is written in?
iambic trimester
iambic tetrameter
iambic pentameter
iambic hexameter
which of the following does the poet not mention as a fault in the beauty of a summer's day?
sometimes the sun beats down too hard.
the summer season ends too quickly.
the birds lament the coming of fall.
sometimes the sun is covered with clouds.
Explain "When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st".
The qualities of summer day are subject to change and will eventually diminish.
the poets friend will forever be remembered due to the outstanding poem of Shakespeare which will never be forgotten.
the poet is saying that time and death may take away the beauty and charm of the poet's love but they will not destroy it completely.
The phrase 'eternal lines' refers to the everlasting beauty of the poes friend.
Where does the word 'sonnet' originate?
The Italian word 'sonneto'
The English word 'song'
The Latin word 'sonus'
The Latin word 'sonor'
