Shakespearean facts
It is widely believed that Shakespeare was born on this day in 1564, which he also died on in 1616
What is April 23rd?
"When my love swears that she might think me some.."
What is "untutor'd youth?"
In a Shakespearean sonnet, the last two lines usually contain a change of point of view, also known as this word
What is a couplet?
What is paradox?
Shakespeare was also known as this colloquial term, which consists of an old name for a poet and his birthplace
What is the Bard of Avon?
"When my love swears that O, love's best habit is in.."
What is "seeming trust?"
All sonnets contain this many lines, from Shakespearean sonnets to the ones created today
What is 14?
When describing love as having a "best habit" and an "age" in lines 11 and 12, Shakespeare is using this figure of speech
What is personification?
As the world's most famous poet, Shakespeare wrote this many sonnets throughout his life
What is 154?
"When my love swears.." that in the sonnet, their relationship is built on this word
What is "lies?"
DAILY DOUBLE!!
Each line in a sonnet has 10 syllables written in this poetic meter
Line 1, which is also the title of the sonnet, is exaggerated; this figure of speech is commonly used to describe exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
Shakespeare turned nouns into verbs, added prefixes and suffixes to various terms, and added approximately this many words to the English language
What is 1,700?
"When my love swears that and in our faults by lies, we.."
What is "flatter'd be?"
In a Shakesperean sonnet, these two themes are usually the main focus
What is love and time?
In the final couplet, Shakespeare emphasizes the word "lie(s)" and its meaning of both deception and physical intimacy; a word deliberately having two meanings (with one being suggestive) at once is also known as this
What is a double entendre?