Sonnet 18
  • 1. What is the full title of Sonnet 18?
A) Shall I compare thee to a summer's day
B) Eternal Summer
C) The Beauty of Youth
D) A Lover's Day
  • 2. How many sonnets did William Shakespeare write in total?
A) 150
B) 200
C) 154
D) 100
  • 3. What is the rhyme scheme of Sonnet 18?
A) AABB CCDD EEFF GG
B) ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
C) ABBA CDDC EFFEGG
D) ABC ABC DEF DEF GG
  • 4. What is the meter used in Sonnet 18?
A) Dactylic dimeter
B) Anapestic hexameter
C) Iambic pentameter
D) Trochaic tetrameter
  • 5. What is the theme of Sonnet 18?
A) The eternal nature of beauty through poetry
B) The power of nature over humans
C) The fleeting nature of love
D) The changing seasons
  • 6. What does the speaker in Sonnet 18 suggest about summer's day?
A) It surpasses all other seasons
B) It is eternal and unchanging
C) It is subject to change and will eventually diminish
D) It is the most beautiful season
  • 7. What does the speaker claim about the Fair Youth in Sonnet 18?
A) He will fade like a summer's day
B) He is described in vivid detail
C) He will live forever in the lines of the poem
D) He is unattainable and distant
  • 8. What does 'complexion' refer to in line six of Sonnet 18?
A) The weather conditions during summer
B) The mood or temperament of a person
C) The outward appearance of the face compared with the sun
D) A type of flower mentioned in the poem
  • 9. What does 'untrimmed' imply in line eight?
A) Loss of decoration and frills over time
B) A type of clothing worn by the Fair Youth
C) The sails on a ship
D) An unchanging aspect of nature
  • 10. What does 'ow'st' in line ten suggest?
A) A reference to ownership of land
B) 'Owest', implying beauty is borrowed and must be paid back
C) 'Ownest', meaning the Fair Youth owns his beauty
D) The youth owes money to nature
  • 11. Which sequence does Sonnet 18 belong to?
A) Dark Lady sequence
B) Procreation sonnets
C) Rival poet sequence
D) Fair Youth sequence (sonnets 1–126)
  • 12. What is the volta in Sonnet 18?
A) The second quatrain
B) The shift beginning with the third quatrain
C) The couplet at the end
D) The first line of the poem
  • 13. What is the irony in Sonnet 18?
A) It's not the young man who will be eternalized, but his description in the poem
B) The poem claims the youth will fade
C) The poem describes a summer day more than the youth
D) The youth is described as unchanging
  • 14. What does 'lease' refer to in Sonnet 18?
A) A type of currency used in Shakespeare's time
B) An agreement between the youth and nature
C) A legal document for property ownership
D) A temporary period, suggesting summer's short duration
  • 15. Which artist recorded Sonnet 18 on an album titled 'Seven Sonnets & a Song'?
A) Paul Kelly
B) Bryan Ferry
C) Chuck Liddell
D) David Gilmour
  • 16. What is the main contrast between summer and the Fair Youth in Sonnet 18?
A) Both are described as eternal
B) Summer changes and diminishes, while the youth's beauty endures through poetry
C) The youth is compared to a winter day instead of summer
D) Summer is more beautiful than the youth
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