1. “Sonnet 18” was most likely written in which decade?
2. When was “Sonnet 18” published?
3. The Sonnet 18 is addressed to whom?
4. What is the rhyme scheme of Sonnet 18?
5. What is the metrical pattern of Sonnet 18?
6. The “eye of heaven” in line 5 refers to:
7. “Summer’s lease hath all too short a date” suggests:
8. “Every fair from fair sometime declines” means:
9. The “summer’s lease” metaphorically represents:
10. Which poetic device is used in “eye of heaven”?
11. What literary period does Shakespeare belong to?
12. The poem Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day’s form is characterized by:
13. According to the poem, how does 'every fair from fair sometime declines'?
14. What literary device is used in the line 'Nor shall death brag thou wander’st in his shade'?
15. Sonnet 18 marks a thematic shift from the first 17 sonnets, known as the 'procreation sonnets.' What is this shift?
16. The line 'And every fair from fair sometime declines' suggests a philosophical concept known as:
17. What does the word 'ow'st' in the line 'Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st' mean?
18. The poem moves from a series of conventional comparisons to a highly original one. What is this final, original comparison?
19. What is the antecedent of 'this' in the final line, 'So long lives this, and this gives life to thee'?
20. The publication year of Shakespeare's Sonnets was 1609. This places the work in which literary period?
