Sonnet 18 Quiz

What does "Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May" mean?

• Strong winds destroy spring flowers.

• Strong winds don't stand a chance against his love.

• Strong winds cannot touch the flowers.

• May and her close friends are shaken by rough winds.

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The speaker claims the person they are addressing will live forever because...

• They will be reborn, like a phoenix.

• The words of the poem will last forever.

• They are a vampire.

• The speaker will never die.

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What figurative language is used in "Nor shall Death brag thou wanderest in his shade"?

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

• alliteration

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"The eye of heaven" refers to the...

• sun

• moon

• shooting star

• dark lord Sauron

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the name of the poetic meter that "Sonnet 18" is written in?

• iambic pentameter

• iambic octometer

• trochaic pentamieter

• trochaic octometer

The speaker of the poem says that the subject of the sonnet will always be _____ and _____.

• youthful and attrractive

• humble and kind

• loved and protected

• healthy and wealthy

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

ABAB CDCD EFEF GG represents what in this poem?

• the rhyme scheme

• iambic pentameter

• your middle school grades

• the figurative language

Which of the following best describes the effect of the use of figurative language in the poem?

• The speaker uses metaphors to compare the beloved subject to the summer and criticizes the summer for being harsh and fleeting.

• The speaker personifies the sun and makes it appear like the sun is a friendly individual whom one would want to be compared to.

• The speaker uses high diction throughout the poem and makes the relationship to the beloved subject appear informal

• The speaker personifies death to create conflict as death is battled for the hand of the beloved.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4