Sonnet 18: Writing about 'Sonnet 18'

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The sonnet through time: 'Sonnet 18', Shakespeare

What is the metre called in 'Sonnet 18' that mimics the beating of a heart?

It changes from AABB to a rhyming couplet

It changes from ABAB to a rhyming couplet

What happens to the rhyme scheme in 'Sonnet 18'?

His lover is not as beautiful as a summer's day

His lover's beauty will fade like a summer's day

What does the speaker suggest about the comparison between his lover and a summer's day?

He emphasises how terrible a summer's day can be

He emphasises the imperfect nature of a summer's day

He emphasises the perfection of a summer's day

He emphasises the similarities between a summer's day and his lover

Why does the speaker list the negatives of a summer's day?

The speaker's lover's beauty is not as impressive as summer

The speaker's lover's beauty will fade like that of summer

The speaker's lover's beauty will not fade, like summer

The speaker's lover's beauty will not fade, unlike summer

What does the line "But thy eternal summer shall not fade" refer to?

That his lover is given life by the life of other men

That his lover will fade like eyesight and breath

That his lover will live forever through the speaker's poetry

That his lover will love forever in the hearts of others.

What does  the speaker mean when he uses the rhyming couplet "So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,   So long lives this, and this gives life to thee"?

A phrase or image is used to mean something other than its literal meaning

A phrase or image represents its literal meaning

A phrase or image represents the rhythm of a poem

In 'Sonnet 18', summer is presented as being ...

Shakespeare's 'Sonnet 18' uses which poetic metre?

What does the metre of Shakespeare's 'Sonnet 18' symbolise?

Shakespeare's 'Sonnet 18' follows what rhyme scheme for the majority of the poem?

It represents the coming together of the two lovers

It shows that the poem has come to an end

Why does Shakespeare's 'Sonnet 18' end with a rhyming couplet?

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Sonnet 18: Writing about 'Sonnet 18'

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.