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Sonnet-18

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Justify the title of the poem?

a)

It is the clue about the subject matter of the poem.

b)

It demonstrate everlasting love.

c)

It has variety of techniques how love is brilliant.

d)

It is a distinct of a piece of writing.

2.

Shakespeare promises his beloved that her beauty will never _______________

a)

grow

b)

be like another woman

c)

fade

d)

affect another man

3.

What does ' this' stand for in " so long lives this and this gives life to thee"?

a)

beauty

b)

love

c)

Sonnet

d)

nature

4.

What is the metaphor used In sonnet 18?

a)

"....his gold complexion dimm'd;

b)

" Rough winds do shake...."

c)

".... eyes of heaven shines,"

d)

" Nor lose possession of that fair...."

5.

How is the gold complexion of the sun dimmed.

a)

By the shade of the tree

b)

By the shade of building

c)

By a canopy

d)

By the clouds

6.

How many quatrain/s and couplet/s are there in this sonnet?

a)

3 quatrains and 1 couplet

b)

2 quatrains and 4 couplets

c)

4 quatrains and 3 couplets

d)

1 quatrain and 2 couplets

7.

"Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade"

What is the meaning of this particular line?

a)

Death will not wander in the shade

b)

The lover will not brag when she dies

c)

Death will not brag even after the lover dies

d)

Death will brag if the lover dies

8.

"But thy eternal summer shall not fade." The word opposite in the meaning to 'eternal' is-

a)

Universal

b)

Momentary

c)

Temporal

d)

Decayed

9.

"By chance ,or natures changing course, untrimm'd." What is the literally device used here?

a)

Personification

b)

Metaphor

c)

Repetition

d)

hyperbole

10.

What poetic device is used in the following line of sonnet 18? "...his gold complexion dimm'd; "

a)

personification

b)

hyperbole

c)

Repetition

d)

metaphor

11.

What are the three traits of the beloved in sonnet 18?

a)

honest, loyal and devoted

b)

gratitude, optimism, courage

c)

humility, compassion and fairness

d)

beauty, constancy and immortality

12.

Death in the poem is personified as-

a)

kind and helpful

b)

proud and boastful

c)

calm and quiet

d)

sweet and smart

13.

Death in the poem is personified as-

a)

Kind and helpful

b)

Sweet and smart

c)

Calm and quiet

d)

Proud and boastful

14.

"Nor shall death brag thou wander'st in his shade,"- here ‘shade’ refers to-

a)

Talk loudly

b)

Talk cheerfully

c)

Claim boastfully

d)

Take away

15.

What is the rhyme scheme for the poem ‘Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare

a)

ABAB ABAB ABAB BB

b)

ABCD ABCD ABCD AA

c)

ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

d)

ABAB CDAB ABAB AB

16.

Explain the meaning of ‘’And every fair from fair sometime declines'’?

a)

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.

b)

beauty lasts forever

c)

Shakespeare believes his love is more desirable and has a more even temper than summer

d)

beauty doesn't last forever

17.

Sonnet-18 is written in?

a)

iambic trimester

b)

iambic tetrameter

c)

iambic pentameter

d)

iambic hexameter

18.

which of the following does the poet not mention as a fault in the beauty of a summer's day?

a)

sometimes the sun beats down too hard.

b)

the summer season ends too quickly.

c)

the birds lament the coming of fall.

d)

sometimes the sun is covered with clouds.

19.

Explain "When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st".

a)

The qualities of summer day are subject to change and will eventually diminish.

b)

the poets friend will forever be remembered due to the outstanding poem of Shakespeare which will never be forgotten.

c)

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.

d)

The phrase 'eternal lines' refers to the everlasting beauty of the poes friend.

20.

Where does the word 'sonnet' originate?

a)

The Italian word 'sonneto'

b)

The English word 'song'

c)

The Latin word 'sonus'

d)

The Latin word 'sonor'