This sonnet is not directed to (or written about) the Fair Youth, but instead to or about ___.
Shakespeare's Sonnets UIL Lit Crit CRAM

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10th Grade
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Hard
Karen Wood
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Anne Hathaway (Shakespeare’s wife)
the “Dark Lady”
Queen Elizabeth I
the Countess of Southampton
none of these
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Shakespeare uses a sonnet which, initially at least, points out the flaws of his (supposed) lover. This use of the sonnet is an example of ___.
hyperbole
irony
satire
litotes
epitrope
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Although more than half of the lines in this sonnet are pure iambic pentameter, there are several lines with interesting variations. Which of these lines features an extra syllable?
4
5
9
11
14
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
The words “mine ears” and “tongue’s tune” in line 5 are examples of ___ feet.
trochaic
dactylic
anapestic
spondaic
pyrrhic
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
This poem has sometimes been compared to ___.
surrendering to a foe in battle
manipulation of an inferior intellect
a prisoner trapped in a cage
a rationalization
a confession to a clergyman
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Which line has a three-syllable word which is treated as a two-syllable word (to preserve regular iambic pentameter)?
line 5
line 6
line 7
line 8
line 14
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The “unperfect actor” (line 1) is likely one who ___.
is not skilled as a thespian
is an “understudy’s” label during the Renaissance
is not prepared with the learning of his lines
is overconfident on stage, leading to errors
hangs around the theatre, hoping to be included in any play
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