Shakespeare Basics
A sonnet is a love poem with this many lines.
What is 14?
Carpe diem is Latin for this.
What is “seize the day”?
In Donne’s “Death, be not proud,” this is the thing that “shall die.”
What is Death?
In Sonnet 18, the beloved will live forever because of this
What is the poem itself?
The speaker in “To His Coy Mistress” wants the woman to stop doing this.
What is waiting (being shy)?
Sonnet 130’s speaker is honest. Marvell’s speaker is trying to do this to the lady
What is persuading her?
Sonnet 130 makes fun of these overused, cheesy comparisons to the sun, coral and roses.
What is clichés?
Marvell says that in the grave, these creepy crawlers will find her.
What is worms?
Both poets write about this: Sonnet 18 beats it with poetry, and Marvell says it is running out.
What is time?