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Quiz — Storgy

Sonnet 65.

by William Shakespeare.

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

Q01of 10

What is the primary subject that Shakespeare fears will be destroyed by time in Sonnet 65?

Q02of 10

Which of the following best describes the overall form of this poem?

Q03of 10

The phrase 'wrackful siege of battering days' is an example of which poetic technique?

Q04of 10

In the line 'summer's honey breath hold out,' the word 'honey' functions primarily as which literary device?

Q05of 10

What tone dominates the first twelve lines of the sonnet before the couplet?

Q06of 10

What solution does the speaker propose in the final couplet to preserve beauty against time?

Q07of 10

The rhetorical question 'what strong hand can hold his swift foot back?' uses which device to represent Time?

Q08of 10

How does the structure of the poem shift between the three quatrains and the final couplet?

Q09of 10

Which of the following best describes the speaker's attitude toward the power of physical materials such as brass and stone?

Q10of 10

The word 'spoil' in 'his spoil of beauty' most nearly means which of the following?

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