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Quiz — Storgy

Sonnet 129.

by William Shakespeare.

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

Q01of 10

What is the overall form of this poem?

Q02of 10

In the couplet 'yet none knows well / To shun the heaven that leads men to this hell,' what rhetorical device is most prominent?

Q03of 10

The phrase 'a swallow'd bait' is best understood as an example of which technique?

Q04of 10

Which word in lines 3–4 does NOT appear in Shakespeare's list of adjectives describing lust before it is acted upon?

Q05of 10

What is the primary theme of Sonnet 129?

Q06of 10

The line 'Mad in pursuit and in possession so' chiefly emphasises which idea?

Q07of 10

How does the speaker's tone shift between the opening quatrains and the closing couplet?

Q08of 10

The phrase 'expense of spirit' in the opening line most likely refers to which of the following?

Q09of 10

Which best describes the structural movement of the argument across the poem's three quatrains?

Q10of 10

According to the poem, why is the 'heaven' of lust ultimately a 'hell'?

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