Sonnet 18': Structure in 'Sonnet 18'

In this lesson, we will explore how Shakespeare uses structure to symbolise the theme of love in 'Sonnet 18'.

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Q1.Iambic Pentameter is when...

A line of poetry has five pairs of syllablesA line of poetry has ten pairs of syllablesLines of poetry have a range of syllablesA line of poetry has fifteen pairs of syllables

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Q2.An ABAB rhyme scheme is when ...

Pairs of adjacent lines rhymeThe poem has no set rhyme structureAlternate lines rhyme with each otherAll of the lines have the same rhyme at the end

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What have you learned this lesson?

Q3.When a phrase or image is used to mean something other than its literal meaning, this is called ...

Iambic PentameterHeroic CoupletsFigurative LanguageLiteral Language

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Q4.In 'Sonnet 18' Shakespeare presents summer as being ...

Beautiful and perfectBeautiful and never endingBeautiful and almost perfectBeautiful but imperfect

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Q5.What does the speaker mean when he says, "But thy eternal summer shall not fade"?

That his lover's beauty is fadingThat his lover is deadThat his lover is almost perfect, like the summerThat his lover's beauty will not fade, unlike the summer

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Q6.Why does the speaker compare the young man to a summer's day?

They are both beautiful, but the young man is better than summer as he is perfect while summer is imperfectThey are both beautiful, but the summer is better than the young man as it is perfect while he is imperfectThey are both fleeting and end too soonSummer is something that everyone can relate to, so it is a good comparison

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Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

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Q1.Iambic Pentameter is when...

A line of poetry has five pairs of syllablesA line of poetry has ten pairs of syllablesLines of poetry have a range of syllablesA line of poetry has fifteen pairs of syllables

1/6

Q2.An ABAB rhyme scheme is when ...

Pairs of adjacent lines rhymeThe poem has no set rhyme structureAlternate lines rhyme with each otherAll of the lines have the same rhyme at the end

2/6

What have you learned this lesson?

Q3.When a phrase or image is used to mean something other than its literal meaning, this is called ...

Iambic PentameterHeroic CoupletsFigurative LanguageLiteral Language

3/6

Q4.In 'Sonnet 18' Shakespeare presents summer as being ...

Beautiful and perfectBeautiful and never endingBeautiful and almost perfectBeautiful but imperfect

4/6

Q5.What does the speaker mean when he says, "But thy eternal summer shall not fade"?

That his lover's beauty is fadingThat his lover is deadThat his lover is almost perfect, like the summerThat his lover's beauty will not fade, unlike the summer

5/6

Q6.Why does the speaker compare the young man to a summer's day?

6/6

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English Lesson 3 of ‘Sonnet 18’ by William Shakespeare - Structure in 'Sonnet 18'

Now you have completed Lesson 3 of ‘Sonnet 18' - the Shakespearean Sonnet, answer the multiple choice questions below to see what you have learned.

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Q1.Figurative language is when ...

A phrase or image is used to mean something other than its literal meaningA phrase or image represents loveA phrase or image represents its literal meaningA phrase or image represents the rhythm of a poem

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Q2.In 'Sonnet 18', summer is presented as being ...

PerfectAlmost perfectAwfulImperfect

2/6

What have you learned this lesson?

Q3.Shakespeare's 'Sonnet 18' uses which poetic metre?

Iambic tetrameterIambic quatrameterIambic pentameterBlank verse

3/6

Q4.What does the metre of Shakespeare's 'Sonnet 18' symbolise?

It symbolises the flow of human speechIt symbolises the ticking of a clockit symbolises the beating of a heartit symbolises summer

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Q5.Shakespeare's 'Sonnet 18' follows what rhyme scheme for the majority of the poem?

An AABB rhyme schemeAn ABAB rhyme schemeRhyming couplets throughoutThere is no rhyme scheme

5/6

Q6.Why does Shakespeare's 'Sonnet 18' end with a rhyming couplet?

It mimics a nursery rhymeIt mimics the beating of a human heartIt shows that the poem has come to an endIt represents the coming together of the two lovers

6/6

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English Lesson 3 of ‘Sonnet 18’ by William Shakespeare - Structure in 'Sonnet 18'

Now you have completed Lesson 3 of ‘Sonnet 18' - the Shakespearean Sonnet, answer the multiple choice questions below to see what you have learned.

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Q1.Figurative language is when ...

1/6

Q2.In 'Sonnet 18', summer is presented as being ...

PerfectAlmost perfectAwfulImperfect

2/6

What have you learned this lesson?

Q3.Shakespeare's 'Sonnet 18' uses which poetic metre?

Iambic tetrameterIambic quatrameterIambic pentameterBlank verse

3/6

Q4.What does the metre of Shakespeare's 'Sonnet 18' symbolise?

It symbolises the flow of human speechIt symbolises the ticking of a clockit symbolises the beating of a heartit symbolises summer

4/6

Q5.Shakespeare's 'Sonnet 18' follows what rhyme scheme for the majority of the poem?

An AABB rhyme schemeAn ABAB rhyme schemeRhyming couplets throughoutThere is no rhyme scheme

5/6

Q6.Why does Shakespeare's 'Sonnet 18' end with a rhyming couplet?

It mimics a nursery rhymeIt mimics the beating of a human heartIt shows that the poem has come to an endIt represents the coming together of the two lovers

6/6

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