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