Answer:
SHAKESPEARE’S “SHALL I COMPARE THEE TO A SUMMER’S DAY?”
1. "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?" by William Shakespeare is mostly about:
a. the many beauties of summer.
b. a loved woman's death.
c. a poet's celebration of his beloved.
d. the fact that love can be disappointing.
2. In "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?" what do we learn about the poet's beloved?
a. We learn that she has a fair complexion and gold hair.
b. We learn that she looks much younger than she really is.
c. We learn little about her appearance but find out that she has a mild temper.
d. We learn very little except that she is very attractive.
3. Within each of the three quatrains of Shakespeare's sonnet, which lines rhyme?
a. All four rhyme with each other.
b. The first and second rhyme, and the third and fourth rhyme.
c. Only the first and third rhymed.
d. The first and third rhyme, and the second and fourth rhyme.
4. According to Shakespeare, Death can be defeated by:
a. religion.
b. art.
c. science.
d. nature.
5. What is the tone of the couplet at the end of "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?"
a. questioning
b. confident
c. fearful
d. melancholy
6. When he compares his beloved to a summer day, William Shakespeare decides that she
a. reminds him of May flowers
b. is as passionate as the summer sun.
c. is lovelier than summer.
d. is as lovely as summer.
7. Shakespeare tells his beloved that
a. his sonnet will make her immortal.
b. he will.join her in death.
c. they must part soon.
d. the sun is jealous of her radiance.
Explanation:
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