Exploring Shakespeare's Sonnets and Themes

How do you identify the theme in a Shakespearean sonnet?

• By analyzing the first quatrain and the final couplet

• By examining the second quatrain only

• By focusing on the third quatrain

• By reading the entire sonnet without focusing on specific parts

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CCSS.RL.11-12.13

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What is an example of alliteration?

• "The sun sets in the west"

• "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers"

• "To be or not to be"

• "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet"

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What is a couplet and where is it found in a sonnet?

• Two lines of verse, found at the beginning of a sonnet

• Two lines of verse, found at the end of a sonnet

• Four lines of verse, found in the middle of a sonnet

• Four lines of verse, found at the end of a sonnet

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CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

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Who is the muse in Shakespeare's sonnets 1-126?

• Anna Hathaway

• An idealized friend or lover of the speaker

• The Rival Poet

• Queen Elizabeth I

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CCSS.RL.11-12.13

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Who is the speaker of Shakespeare's sonnets?

• A lover and a poet

• A nemesis

• The Dark Lady

• The Rival Poet

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What is the rhyme scheme of the first quatrain in a Shakespearean sonnet?

• ABAB

• AABB

• ABCD

• ABBA

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What is rhetorical questioning?

• Asking a question to receive an answer

• Asking a question to make a point rather than to get an answer

• Asking a question to confuse the audience

• Asking a question to start a debate

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In which part of a sonnet is the problem usually introduced?

• The first quatrain

• The second quatrain

• The third quatrain

• The final couplet

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What literary device is used in the line "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Personification

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

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Which of the following is a common theme in Shakespeare's sonnets?

• The futility of war

• The passage of time

• The power of nature

• The importance of wealth

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