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Read Shakespeare's "Sonnet 100.”Where art thou, Muse, that thou forget'st so longTo speak of that which gives thee all thy might?Spend'st thou thy fury on some worthless song,Darkening thy power to lend base subjects light?Return, forgetful Muse, and straight redeemIn gentle numbers time so idly spent;Sing to the ear that doth thy lays esteemAnd gives thy pen both skill and argument.Rise, resty Muse, my love's sweet face survey,If Time have any wrinkle graven there;If any, be a satire to decay,A

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The speaker considers his love to be his muse.
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The speaker wants his muse to help him immortalize his love.
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The speaker fears that his love is growing old faster than he would like.
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The speaker thinks that his muse is forgetful and lazy and wastes a lot of time.
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How many lines are in a Shakespearian sonnet?

A
12
B
14
C
16
D
22
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Read Shakespeare's "Sonnet 130.”My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;Coral is far more red, than her lips red:If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.I have seen roses damask'd, red and white,5But no such roses see I in her cheeks;And in some perfumes is there more delightThan in the breath that from my mistress reeks.I love to hear her speak, yet well I knowThat music hath a far more pleasing sound:10I grant I never saw a goddess go,—

S
She has trouble walking on the ground.
W
When she walks, she leaves footprints.
L
Like everyone, she walks on the ground.
S
She cannot be compared to other standards.
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Read Shakespeare's "Sonnet 100.”Where art thou, Muse, that thou forget'st so longTo speak of that which gives thee all thy might?Spend'st thou thy fury on some worthless song,Darkening thy power to lend base subjects light?Return, forgetful Muse, and straight redeemIn gentle numbers time so idly spent;Sing to the ear that doth thy lays esteemAnd gives thy pen both skill and argument.Rise, resty Muse, my love's sweet face survey,If Time have any wrinkle graven there;If any, be a satire to decay,A

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Read Shakespeare's "Sonnet 130.”My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;Coral is far more red, than her lips red:If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.I have seen roses damask'd, red and white,But no such roses see I in her cheeks;And in some perfumes is there more delightThan in the breath that from my mistress reeks.I love to hear her speak, yet well I knowThat music hath a far more pleasing sound:I grant I never saw a goddess go,—My

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“My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun”
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“If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.”
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“I have seen roses damask'd, red and white”
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“And yet by heaven, I think my love as rare”
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They rhyme with each other.
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They are referred to as a couplet.
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They are the last two lines of a quatrain.
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They may reinterpret the poem’s meaning.
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They change the sonnet’s rhythmic pattern.
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What is a couplet, in the context of a Shakespearean sonnet?

t
the final two lines
a
any two lines that rhyme
t
two adjacent syllables in which the first syllable is stressed
t
two adjacent syllables in which the second syllable is stressed
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Read Shakespeare's "Sonnet 100.”Where art thou, Muse, that thou forget'st so longTo speak of that which gives thee all thy might?Spend'st thou thy fury on some worthless song,Darkening thy power to lend base subjects light?Return, forgetful Muse, and straight redeemIn gentle numbers time so idly spent;Sing to the ear that doth thy lays esteemAnd gives thy pen both skill and argument.Rise, resty Muse, my love's sweet face survey,If Time have any wrinkle graven there;If any, be a satire to decay,And make Time's spoils despised every where.Give my love fame faster than Time wastes life;So thou prevent'st his scythe and crooked knife.

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couplet
B
iamb.
C
pentameter.
D
quatrain.
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What is the structure of a Shakespearean sonnet?

A
A Shakespearean sonnet has 16 lines and begins with a couplet.
B
A Shakespearean sonnet consists of four quatrains and ends with a couplet.
C
A Shakespearean sonnet has three quatrains and begins with a couplet.
D
A Shakespearean sonnet has three quatrains and ends with a couplet.
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Which words and phrases in the sonnet indicate that the tone is satirical? Select two options.

A
“My mistress”
B
“black wires grow on her head”
C
“I have seen roses damask’d”
D
“the breath that from my mistress reeks”
E
“As any she belied with false compare”
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In poetry, the term speaker refers to the

A
main character.
B
narrator.
C
poet.
D
reader.
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Read Shakespeare's "Sonnet 100.”Where art thou, Muse, that thou forget'st so longTo speak of that which gives thee all thy might?Spend'st thou thy fury on some worthless song,Darkening thy power to lend base subjects light?Return, forgetful Muse, and straight redeemIn gentle numbers time so idly spent;Sing to the ear that doth thy lays esteemAnd gives thy pen both skill and argument.Rise, resty Muse, my love's sweet face survey,If Time have any wrinkle graven there;If any, be a satire to decay,And make Time's spoils despised every where.Give my love fame faster than Time wastes life;So thou prevent'st his scythe and crooked knife.

A
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B
abcb
C
cdcd
D
efef
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Read Shakespeare's "Sonnet 100.”Where art thou, Muse, that thou forget'st so longTo speak of that which gives thee all thy might?Spend'st thou thy fury on some worthless song,Darkening thy power to lend base subjects light?Return, forgetful Muse, and straight redeem5In gentle numbers time so idly spent;Sing to the ear that doth thy lays esteemAnd gives thy pen both skill and argument.Rise, resty Muse, my love's sweet face survey,If Time have any wrinkle graven there;10If any, be a satire to deca

W
Wake up, dear sleepyhead!
F
Fame is fleeting, and so is life.
G
Get up and look at his lovely face.
M
Make him famous before he gets old.
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Read these lines from Shakespeare's "Sonnet 100.”Where art thou, Muse, that thou forget'st so longTo speak of that which gives thee all thy might?Spend'st thou thy fury on some worthless song,Darkening thy power to lend base subjects light?Return, forgetful Muse, and straight redeemIn gentle numbers time so idly spent;Sing to the ear that doth thy lays esteemAnd gives thy pen both skill and argument.Rise, resty Muse, my love's sweet face survey,If Time have any wrinkle graven there;If any, be a satire to decay,And make Time's spoils despised every where.Give my love fame faster than Time wastes life;So thou prevent'st his scythe and crooked knife.

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"where art thou, Muse"
B
"that doth thy lays esteem”
C
“darkening thy power”
D
“thou prevent'st his scythe”
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Read the last two lines of Shakespeare's "Sonnet 130.”And yet by heaven, I think my love as rare,As any she belied with false compare.Which context clue best supports the definition of belied as "contradicted” or "disproved”?

A
“by heaven”
B
“I think my love”
C
“as rare, / As any”
D
“false compare”
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Read these lines from Shakespeare's "Sonnet 100.”Rise, resty Muse, my love's sweet face survey,If Time have any wrinkle graven there;If any, be a satire to decay,And make Time's spoils despised every where.Give my love fame faster than Time wastes life;So thou prevent'st his scythe and crooked knife.

A
carved
B
removed
C
hating
D
decaying

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