WorksheetsAnalysis of Sonnet 18
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
What type of poetry is Sonnet 18?
haiku
limmerick
sonnet
free verse
How many stanzas are in a Shakespearean sonnet?
one
two
three
four
Which of the following best describes the tone of this line:
"But thy eternal summer shall not fade"?
hopeful
angry
disappointed
negative
What type of figurative language is evident in this line?
"But thy eternal summer shall not fade"
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
onomatpopoeia
What is the connotation of "eternal lines to time" in the context of the poem?
none; the speaker means what they say
everlasting
truth
excited
Which kind of imagery is evident in this line?
"Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May"
auditory
tactile
visual
all of these are evident
Which kind of imagery is evident in the following line?
"And often is his gold complexion dimm'd"
visual
gustatory
olfactory
none of these
What is the effect of the anaphora throughout the sonnet?
(lines 4, 6, 7 & lines 10, 11 & lines 13, 14)
reinforces the idea that the person the speaker is addressing should NOT be compared "to a summer's day"
creates a brisk rhythm, making the speaker sound out of breath
overwhelms the reader so that they find it difficult to comprehend the poem
adds a humorous tone throughout the poem
In Sonnet 18, the speaker claims that the person they are addressing will live forever because...
they will be reborn, like a phoenix
they are a vampire
the words of the poem will last forever
the speaker will never die
Which of the following themes is supported by the evidence in the poem?
Our feelings change as the seasons change.
After a loved one dies, the living must find a way to continue.
Summer is the absolute worst season of the year.
As long as we remember someone who has died, they are never truly gone.
How do we label the rhyme scheme for the first stanza?
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer’s lease hath all too short a date;
A
A
B
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
B
A
none of these
Which type of figurative language is evident in the following lines?
"Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;"
consonance
personification
simile
rhyme
Which type of figurative language is evident in the following line?
"Nor shall death brag thou wander’st in his shade"
allusion
alliteration
theme
personification
What type of stanza is this?
"So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee."
quatrain
tercet
couplet
this is not a stanza
Which of the following is the best explanation of what these lines mean?
"And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance or nature’s changing course untrimm'd;"
the beauty of every living thing fades through accidents or through the aging process
we should be fair to all creatures always
sometimes a fair is not successful because another better fair comes along to take its place
we should fight against nature to prevent everyone from dying
