Sonnet 18': Language in 'Sonnet 18'

English

A line of poetry has fifteen pairs of syllables

A line of poetry has five pairs of syllables

A line of poetry has ten pairs of syllables

Lines of poetry have a range of syllables

All of the lines have the same rhyme at the end

When a phrase or image is used to mean something other than its literal meaning, this is called ...

In 'Sonnet 18' Shakespeare presents summer as being ...

That his lover is almost perfect, like the summer

That his lover's beauty will not fade, unlike the summer

What does the speaker mean when he says, "But thy eternal summer shall not fade"?

Summer is something that everyone can relate to, so it is a good comparison

They are both beautiful, but the summer is better than the young man as it is perfect while he is imperfect

They are both beautiful, but the young man is better than summer as he is perfect while summer is imperfect

Why does the speaker compare the young man to a summer's day?

What is a line of poetry with five pairs of syllables known as?

There is no rhyme scheme, it is blank verse.

What rhyme scheme does a Shakespearean sonnet follow?

How many lines does a Shakespearean Sonnet have?

How many works do we know Shakespeare wrote in his lifetime?

What is the main theme of Shakespearean sonnets?

Who does the speaker in 'Sonnet 18' most likely address?