Shakespeare's Sonnet 130
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Sonnet 130
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One of history's most backhanded love poems
Sonnet 130
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Fill in the Blanks
What is the rhyme scheme of Sonnet 130?
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Multiple Choice
Why does this love poem not seem so loving at first?
Every line insults his love
The poem is about another woman
The poem is full of anger
The poem is about Shakespeare looking in a mirror
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Match
Match the poem's insulting line to his love's appearance
"Coral is far more red than her lips red"
"If hair be wires"
"Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks"
"That music hath a more pleasing sound"
"But no such roses I see in her cheeks"
She has a pale, dull mouth
Her hair is spiky and coarse
Her breath smells
Her voice is annoying
She has pale skin, no flush or glow
She has a pale, dull mouth
Her hair is spiky and coarse
Her breath smells
Her voice is annoying
She has pale skin, no flush or glow
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Match
Match the poem's rhyme scheme to its proper lines. Remember, rhyme scheme is in alphabetical order.
sun, red, dun, head
white, cheeks, delight, reeks
know, sound, go, ground
rare, compare
ABAB
CDCD
EFEF
GG
ABAB
CDCD
EFEF
GG
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Multiple Choice
How does line 2 contribute to our image of the speaker's mistress?
Her lips are dull
Her lips are pink
Her lips are big
Her lips are small
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Multiple Choice
How do lines 1-12 contribute to our image of the speaker's mistress?
His mistress is beautiful
His mistress is not the traditional idea of beautiful
His mistress is rude
His mistress does not care about her appearance
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Multiple Choice
The line - My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun - is an example of what?
Simile
Metaphor
Alliteration
Assonance
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Multiple Choice
The line - But no such roses I see in her cheeks - is an example of what?
Visual Imagery
Tactile Imagery
Auditory Imagery
Olfactory Imagery
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Multiple Choice
The line - Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks - is an example of what?
Personification
Imagery
Metaphor
Simile
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Match
Match each section of the poem to its purpose
Comments upon and mildly insults his love's appearance
Continues to comment upon her plain appearance
Acknowledges that she may not be the "typical beauty"
Boldly states he loves her truly despite her flaws
1st Quatrain
2nd Quatrain
3rd Quatrain
Ending Couplet
1st Quatrain
2nd Quatrain
3rd Quatrain
Ending Couplet
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Multiple Choice
The author includes the final two lines of the poem to show that -
He still loves his mistress despite her appearance
He thinks his mistress is ugly
He will only love his mistress a little
His mistress can be compared to many other women
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Multiple Choice
Which piece of evidence best supports the main theme (beauty is not required for love) of the passage?
And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare.
I love to hear her speak, yet well I know.
And in some perfumes is there more delight.
Coral is far more red than her lips’ red.
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Multiple Choice
What is a theme of the poem?
Beauty is not required for love
Beauty is rare
Love is beautiful
Love is hard
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Multiple Choice
What is a moral (lesson) of the poem?
It is okay to criticize one's loved ones
One should not judge someone solely by their appearance
Only the beautiful are worthy of love
Ugly people deserve love more than beautiful people
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