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WorksheetsSonnet 43 and Interflora
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
In Sonnet 43, what does the quote 'I shall but love thee better after death' suggest?
Their love is will last even after death
The love will end once they have died
Their love is dead
The love isn't real until death
In Sonnet 43, what technique has been used in the opening line?
Rhetorical question
metaphor
anaphora
oxymoron
Love and religion are interwoven in the poem
True
False
The link between love and religion in the poem is used to emphasize that
Elizabeth was very religious
Elizabeth was not religious
The love she feels for her partner is as strong as a religion to her
Elizabeth does not believe in her love for Robert
'By sun and candlelight' emphasizes that
She loves him when they are outdoors and indoors
She loves him continually and perpetually
She uses comparisons to emphasise her feelings
She loves him when his face is lit up
What technique does Barrett-Browning use to open her poem?
Simile
Rhetorical question
Alliteration
Emotive Language
Which quotation suggests the contentment of their marriage?
'My soul can research'
'In my old grief'
'Every day's most quiet need'
''Being and ideal Grace'
Which line reveals that the poem's speaker is sending an email?
From Robert B. @mailexcite dot com
Please find herewith as proof of my esteem
To unwrap blooms and place in vase use Drag
Petals won't wilt to husks not leaves to slime
According to the speaker, in what way are the on-line flowers better than real ones?
They are fresh and virtual.
They come with a message.
They will last forever.
They can be easily deleted.
To smell the flowers, what does the recipient need to do?
Click on cellophane and press Control.
Highlight the print and click on Encrypt Reverse.
Use Drag.
Press Delete.
When a character or the reader expects one things, but something very different happens or is true.
dramatic irony
situational irony
verbal irony
When the reader knows something that a character does not know
situational irony
dramatic irony
verbal irony
When a character says one thing but means another
verbal irony
dramatic irony
situational irony
The poet’s use of couplets demonstrates that she is —
following traditional sonnet form
following standard poetic meter
unaware of the themes in traditional sonnets
appreciative of technological advances
The factual, business and technical tone of the sonnet suggests that the poet wants the reader to understand —
the idea that love lasts forever is a fantasy
feelings of love are impossible to express
flowers are the best way to send a message of love
the digital age can take the romance out of love
In lines 5–8, the speaker —.
shows how serious he is about the recipient
explains reasons for the recipient to reply
tells exactly how he feels about the recipient
gives specific directions for the recipient to follow
