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Sonnet 30: When to the sessions of sweet silent thought.

by William Shakespeare.

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

Q01of 10

Sonnet 30 is written in which poetic form?

Q02of 10

The extended metaphor in the opening lines compares the act of remembering to which legal or civic setting?

Q03of 10

What does the phrase 'death's dateless night' most precisely convey?

Q04of 10

The phrase 'fore-bemoaned moan' is best understood as an example of which rhetorical device?

Q05of 10

Which of the following best describes the overall tone of the first twelve lines?

Q06of 10

What function does the closing couplet ('But if the while…sorrows end') serve in relation to the preceding twelve lines?

Q07of 10

The verb 'summon up' in line 2 most directly reinforces which element of the poem's central metaphor?

Q08of 10

Which theme is most central to Sonnet 30?

Q09of 10

What does the speaker mean when he says he 'new pay as if not paid before'?

Q10of 10

The speaker describes his eye as 'unused to flow' before weeping for lost friends. What does this detail reveal about the speaker?

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