Sonnet 18
What is the eye of Heaven?
The sun
What is a lark?
A bird
T or F: The narrator is insulting the love of his life.
False
Y or N: According to the poem does true love ever change?
No
What is the rhyme scheme in both the Shepherd and Nymph poems?
aabb
To what is the narrator comparing his love?
A summer's day
What is one thing the narrator envies others?
Wishing me like to one more rich in hope,
Featured like him, like him with friends possessed,
Desiring this man’s art and that man’s scope,
Where is the turn in this sonnet?
Couplet
What does ever-fixed mean?
Permanent
What is the rhyme scheme in "On Monsieur's Departure"?
ababcc
Fair can mean a place with a carnival, to be treated equally, or......?
Beautiful
What does this line mean?
And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries
His cries to Heaven feel useless because he feels Heaven doesn't hear him.
What are his mistress's eyes like?
Dull- not like the sun
What does this mean:
If this be error and upon me prov'd,
I never writ, nor no man ever lov'd.
If what I wrote is proved wrong, then I have never written and no man has ever been in love.
To what does the narrator compare her feelings in "On Monsieur's Departure"?
a shadow
Where is the turn in this sonnet?
Quatrain 3
What mood or feeling do you get from this poem at the beginning?
Sad/desolate/ upset
How does a goddess walk?
Glides or floats
To what is Time referring? What context clues helped you answer this question?
Time refers to death/grim reaper. Clues: bending sickle; end of time
How does the Nymph reply to the Shepherd?
She doesn't give him a definite answer. If all those things were true, she might go with him.
Summarize the meaning of the following lines:
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
As long as people can read this poem, she will be forever remembered.
Summarize the meaning of the sonnet.
The narrator seems to be upset with his life, but remembers his love and realizes he wouldn't change lives with anyone else because she made his life all the better.
Summarize the meaning of this poem.
The narrator believes that the person he loves is better than those falsely praised in other poems.
What does this mean?
That looks on tempests and is never shaken;
It is the star to every wand'ring bark,
Love is never shaken in the worst of storms; it is the guiding star to wandering ships.
What does the narrator feel in "On Monsieur's Departure"?