Sonnet 18
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English
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9th - 12th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Hard
Cindy Wentzel
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14 Slides • 15 Questions
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Open Ended
What do you know about William Shakespeare?
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following is William Shakespeare best known for?
Writing hugely successful theatre plays
Inventing the printing press
Composing classical music
Painting famous portraits
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Multiple Choice
What is the structure of a Shakespearean sonnet in terms of quatrains and couplets?
3 quatrains and 1 rhyming couplet
4 quatrains and no couplet
2 quatrains and 2 couplets
1 quatrain and 3 couplets
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Multiple Choice
Which rhyme scheme is used in a Shakespearean sonnet?
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
AABB CCDD EEFF GG
ABBA CDDC EFFE GG
ABAB CDED EFEF GG
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Multiple Choice
Why are apostrophes used in unusual places in Early Modern English poetry such as Shakespeare’s sonnets?
To indicate possession
To remove syllables for meter
To show emphasis
To mark contractions
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Fill in the Blanks
The line 'Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?' is an example of a
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following figures of speech is NOT used in the first quatrain of Sonnet 18?
Metaphor
Personification
Simile
Rhetorical question
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Multiple Choice
Which figure of speech is used in the phrase "the eye of heaven shines" from Quatrain 2?
Personification
Metaphor
Alliteration
Simile
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Open Ended
How does the poet use the concept of 'eternal summer' in Quatrain 3 to convey the theme of immortality?
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Fill in the Blanks
Fill in the blank: According to the poem, 'So long lives this, and this gives
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Multiple Select
Which of the following are themes presented in the poem, as summarized in the slides?
Immortality through art
The power of love
Time and nature vs. permanence
The beauty of nature
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Open Ended
What reasons does the poet give as to why he cannot compare his friend to a summer day?
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Open Ended
Explain the central metaphor of the poem.
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Fill in the Blanks
William Shakespeare is also known as the Bard of
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Open Ended
Reflecting on what you learned about William Shakespeare and Sonnet 18, is there anything you did not understand or would like more help with?
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