Shakespearean Sonnet
"Marriage of True Minds"
"Shall I Compare Thee"
"My mistress' eyes"
"When in disgrace"
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How many couplets are in the sonnet?
one
100
What is an impediment?
Obstacle
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How will his lady live forever?
through the poem
100
"Black wires grow on her head" is an example of
metaphor
100
bootless means...
useless/pointless
200
How many quatrains are in a Shakespearean sonnet?
three
200
the theme of the sonnet
What is "True love doesn't change or go away"?
200
What is the "eye of heaven"?
Sun
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dun means
dark
200
What is the tone for the majority of the poem?
depressed/envious
300
What does the "penta" in pentameter indicate?
5 feet per line.
300
What does Shakespeare say is true if he is wrong?
He never writ, nor no man ever loved
300
Summer's lease hath all too short a date means...
It ends quickly
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The poet says his lady is not like a goddess because...
she walks on the ground
300
What is the speaker's opinion of God?
He doesn't listen to him or help
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In what meter is a Shakespearean sonnet written?
Iambic Pentameter
400
What is the unit for two syllables that are unstressed and stressed called?
Iamb
400
How does Shakespeare personify the sun?
has a complexion
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Her breath is not like...
perfume
400
As he becomes more positive, the speaker compares himself to a
lark/bird
500
What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
500
How does Shakespeare allude to the Bible?
"Death shall not brag thou wander'st in his shade" (Psalm 23)
500
How is death personified?
he won't be able to brag
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How does the couplet contradict the rest of the poem?
It says he doesn't have to make false comparisons to prove their love is special
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What is he envious of? List at least three things
Friends, money, luck, hope, skill, opportunities
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