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Sonnet 116: Let me not to the marriage of true minds.

by William Shakespeare.

Ten questions on craft, meaning, and form. Untimed. Answer every question to submit.

Q01of 10

What is the predominant form of this poem?

Q02of 10

What does the speaker mean by 'the marriage of true minds'?

Q03of 10

The image of 'an ever-fixed mark' most directly compares love to which of the following?

Q04of 10

In the line 'It is the star to every wandering bark,' the word 'bark' refers to what?

Q05of 10

What technique does Shakespeare employ when he writes 'Love's not Time's fool'?

Q06of 10

What is the primary theme of Sonnet 116?

Q07of 10

What is the overall tone of the poem's closing couplet?

Q08of 10

The image of 'his bending sickle's compass' is best understood as an allusion to which figure?

Q09of 10

How does the speaker establish the argument that love does not change?

Q10of 10

Which of the following best describes the speaker's attitude toward physical beauty's relationship to love?

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