Sonnet 104 - Quiz
  • 1. Who is the author of Sonnet 104?
A) William Shakespeare
B) John Milton
C) Edmund Spenser
D) Christopher Marlowe
  • 2. How many sonnets did William Shakespeare write in total?
A) 120
B) 160
C) 154
D) 132
  • 3. To whom is Sonnet 104 addressed?
A) Shakespeare's wife
B) The poet's muse
C) A young man, referred to as the Fair Youth
D) An unnamed woman
  • 4. What is a key theme in Sonnet 104?
A) Mystical experiences
B) The destructive force of time and the preservation of youth
C) Political power struggles
D) Nature's beauty
  • 5. What poetic form is Sonnet 104?
A) Haiku
B) Villanelle
C) English or Shakespearean sonnet
D) Petrarchan sonnet
  • 6. How many quatrains does Sonnet 104 have?
A) Two
B) One
C) Three
D) Four
  • 7. What is the rhyme scheme of Sonnet 104?
A) AABB CCDD EEFF GG
B) ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
C) ABC ABC DEF DEF
D) ABBA ABBA CDE CDE
  • 8. What type of meter is used in Sonnet 104?
A) Anapestic trimeter
B) Trochaic tetrameter
C) Dactylic hexameter
D) Iambic pentameter
  • 9. What metrical variation is found in line 13 of Sonnet 104?
A) Pyrrhic substitution
B) Mid-line reversal ('hear this')
C) Spondaic substitution
D) Dactylic substitution
  • 10. How many syllables should 'dial' have in line 9 of Sonnet 104?
A) Two
B) One
C) Three
D) Four
  • 11. What does the poet admire about his friend in Sonnet 104?
A) His poetic talent
B) His wealth and status
C) His ability to maintain a youthful appearance over time
D) His political influence
  • 12. What does the poet suggest about future ages in Sonnet 104?
A) They will have to know that beauty died before they were born.
B) They will be free from the ravages of time.
C) They will surpass the current age in beauty and wisdom.
D) They will rediscover lost arts.
  • 13. Which line exemplifies a regular iambic pentameter?
A) Since first I saw you fresh, which yet are green.
B) For fear of which, hear this thou age unbred:
C) Age comes on imperceptibly.
D) The youth does not seem to have grown older at all
  • 14. What is the poet's concern regarding time in Sonnet 104?
A) That political power will eventually be restored to its rightful place.
B) That future generations will forget the past.
C) That nature will reclaim all human achievements.
D) That beauty and youth are fleeting as time progresses.
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