My Mistress' Eyes

My Mistress' Eyes

12th Grade

15 Qs

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My Mistress' Eyes

My Mistress' Eyes

Assessment

Quiz

English

12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Sarah Williams

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What point is the speaker making in the closing couplet?

"And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare

As any she belied with false compare."

He says that there is no one like his lover

She might not be physically appealing, however she is perfect in terms of her mind

He says she is rare. There are few women like her

2.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Name two things to which the speaker compares is mistress

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How does the metaphor of music in stanza 3 impact on your understanding of the poem?

Whereas most sonnets use elevated language about love and to idealise woman, Shakespeare writes that although music is easier to listen to . He does sincerely “love” to hear his mistress speak

Shakespeare writes that this woman is not perfect and he would rather listen to something more melodic than her babble

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Explain what the speaker means when saying his mistress “treads on the ground”?

The object of affection for the speaker is not elevated goddess or angel who floats or glides above the ground; she is a more grounded and physical person who walks with him on earth and has her feet on the ground.

This woman is not a graceful person. She is unlike most women, he does not appreciate her walking this way

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The speaker’s love is sincere. True or False?

True

The love expressed in this sonnet is very sincere and not false. Although the speaker seems to unflattering and critical, he maintains that his love is “rare” as he is able to interact with and share his life with his mistress.

False

The love expressed in this sonnet is very sincere and not false. Although the speaker seems to unflattering and critical, he maintains that his love is “rare” as he is able to interact with and share his life with his mistress.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

"My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun" the speaker using this literary device comparing what they are not.

Simile

Metaphor

Hyperbole

Personification

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who is the speaker in this poem?

a man who talks about his mistress and mocks conventional poems

a man who views his lover in a true light

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