The woman in the sonnet has died.
False
How is the imagery of light used in the poem?
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The speaker is afraid that he will die from heartbreak.
False
In the original Italian, the word luce (light) is repeated at the end of four different lines. Why is this important?
A part of the rhyme scheme and Highlights the significance of light
A dominant image in Sonnet 18 is:
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The speaker in the poem idealizes his love for the woman.
True
Petrarch is an important figure from the Renaissance because:
He was named poet laureate
He studied classical culture and antiquity
He was Italian, in the center of the beginning of the Renaissance
He studied classical culture and antiquity
He was Italian, in the center of the beginning of the Renaissance
What best describes the tone of the following lines?
“I go silently, since one deadly word would make men weep: and I desire that my tears might be shed alone.”
“I go silently, since one deadly word would make men weep: and I desire that my tears might be shed alone.”
Heartbroken
The Petrarchan sonnet is called by that name because:
Petrarch is the most popular writer in this form
Petrarch wrote proficiently in this form
Petrarch made the form famous
Petrarch wrote proficiently in this form
Petrarch made the form famous
In the third stanza, what does the speaker personify?
desire
Why are the speaker’s three metaphors of autumn, twilight, and embers appropriate for this poem?
Old age, just before death Natural images, things that naturally die or fade away Not sudden death
Why are the speaker’s three metaphors of autumn, twilight, and embers appropriate for this poem?
Old age, just before death Natural images, things that naturally die or fade away Not sudden death
The person addressed in the poem is —
not very attentive to the speaker
The person addressed in the poem is —
not very attentive to the speaker
The explicit statement made in this sonnet could be paraphrased as —
I’m so in love with you, I don’t care what you do
The explicit statement made in this sonnet could be paraphrased as —
I’m so in love with you, I don’t care what you do
“Your servant” is the —
Speaker
“Your servant” is the —
Speaker
How do you feel about the main idea of this sonnet, expressed in the last couplet?
Believe in love
How do you feel about the main idea of this sonnet, expressed in the last couplet?
Believe in love
This poem is like many other Renaissance poems in its —
emphasis on love
This poem is like many other Renaissance poems in its —
emphasis on love
The speaker probably wishes that —
his beloved spent more time with him
The speaker probably wishes that —
his beloved spent more time with him
The idea in line 12 is somewhat compressed. Think about what originally fed the speaker’s fires – fires that are now choked. Paraphrase this line in your own words.
Dealing with what you got
The idea in line 12 is somewhat compressed. Think about what originally fed the speaker’s fires – fires that are now choked. Paraphrase this line in your own words.
Dealing with what you got
What three metaphors does this speaker use to describe himself? What contrast between the speaker and his beloved is implied?
He compares himself to a bare tree in autumn, to twilight, and to glowing embers. The beloved is young and the speaker is old.
What three metaphors does this speaker use to describe himself? What contrast between the speaker and his beloved is implied?
He compares himself to a bare tree in autumn, to twilight, and to glowing embers. The beloved is young and the speaker is old.
What seasonal images do you see in this poem? How do these images contribute to the poem’s tone of loss and sadness?
Yellow leaves call up autumn. They emphasize the passage of time.
What seasonal images do you see in this poem? How do these images contribute to the poem’s tone of loss and sadness?
Yellow leaves call up autumn. They emphasize the passage of time.
Which of the following best describes the tone used in Sonnet 73?
Sentimental
Which of the following best describes the tone used in Sonnet 73?
Sentimental
In Sonnet 73, how does the speaker’s age affect his beloved?
She love him more
In Sonnet 73, how does the speaker’s age affect his beloved?
She love him more
Sonnet 73 is writen in iambic pentameter.
True
Sonnet 73 is writen in iambic pentameter.
True
What is the theme of Sonnet 73?
Mortality
What is the theme of Sonnet 73?
Mortality
What is the thematic effect of the couplet (last two lines):
The speaker understands how the beloved views his age.
What is the thematic effect of the couplet (last two lines):
The speaker understands how the beloved views his age.
In Sonnet 73 the speaker uses analogies to describe himself.
True
In Sonnet 73 the speaker uses analogies to describe himself.
True
Each quatrain in Sonnet 73 contains a new and different metaphor than the one before it.
True
Each quatrain in Sonnet 73 contains a new and different metaphor than the one before it.
True
The speaker in Sonnet 73 is addressing his imminent death.
False
The speaker in Sonnet 73 is addressing his imminent death.
False
What is “Death’s secondself”?
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What is “Death’s secondself”?
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