Vocabulary
What word means extravagantly bright or showy?
Gaudy
Fill in the blank: The first line of the sonnet is: “From the fairest creatures we desire ___”
Increase
What is the poet’s argument?
The man should reproduce to pass on his beauty
How many lines are in this sonnet?
14
What is the definition of the word niggarding?
A meanly covetous and stingy person
What is the natural object used as an analogy for the young man’s beauty?
A rose
What quality does the speaker accuse the young man of possessing, which makes him selfish and unwilling to share his beauty?
Narcissism
What type of rhythmic pattern is used in this sonnet?
Iambic Pentameter
Someone who is a what would be described as a greedy eater?
A glutton
What is the first line of the 2nd quartile?
“But though, contracted to thine own bright eyes”
What is the main motive behind the speaker's request?
Immortality is reached through procreation
What is the stanza structure of this sonnet?
3 Quatrains, 1 Couplet
What is someone who is impolite and mean-spirited called?
A churl
Fill in the blank: The final line of the sonnet is “to __ the world‘s due, by the grave and thee.”
Eat
What is the main conflict between beauty and time?
Beauty is fleeting and time is destructive
What is the rhyme scheme of this sonnet?
ABAB, CDCD, EFEF, DD