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Sonnet 18.

by William Shakespeare.

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

Q01of 10

What is the overall form of 'Sonnet 18'?

Q02of 10

What is the primary purpose of the closing couplet, 'So long lives this, and this gives life to thee'?

Q03of 10

In the line 'the eye of heaven shines,' what figure of speech is being used?

Q04of 10

Which flaw of summer does the speaker NOT explicitly mention in the poem?

Q05of 10

What does the phrase 'summer's lease hath all too short a date' convey?

Q06of 10

How does the speaker characterize the beloved in contrast to summer?

Q07of 10

What is the dominant tone of the poem's final six lines (lines 9–14)?

Q08of 10

The word 'untrimm'd' at the end of line 8 most nearly means:

Q09of 10

To what literary tradition does the poem's opening rhetorical question most clearly belong?

Q10of 10

Which best describes the volta, or turn, in this sonnet?

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