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Poetry - My Mistress' Eyes Are Nothing Like The Sun
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Q.1
Who is the speaker (narrator) of this poem?
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Shakespeare
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The mistress
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The mistress' lover
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The reader
Q.2
'My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun' - What does this line mean?
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The speaker's mistress has bright, shining eyes
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The mistress' eyes are not yellow
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The speaker's mistress has flaming eyes
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There are no similarities between the mistress' eyes and the sun
Q.3
'If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun' - What does 'dun' mean?
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Pure white
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Dull or mousy brown
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Dazzling white
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Pale cream
Q.4
Which of the following is true?
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The speaker describes the beauty of his beloved with similes
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The speaker believes his mistress is hideous
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The speaker pokes fun at the clichéd similes used to describe women's beauty
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The speaker believes that clichés are the most accurate way to describe someone
Q.5
'I have seen roses damasked, red and white / But no such roses see I in her cheeks' - What do these lines imply?
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The speaker implies that his mistress has cheeks much rosier than 'damasked' roses
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The speaker implies that he has examined his mistress' cheeks, expecting to see roses
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The speaker implies that his mistress' cheeks resemble flowers other than roses
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The speaker implies that his mistress' cheeks resemble roses in other ways
Q.6
'If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head' - Which of the following best describes the tone of this line?
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Grotesque
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Ambivalent
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Reflective
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Insolent
Q.7
What is the rhyme scheme of this sonnet?
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AABB BBCC CCDD EE
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ABCA BCDB CDEC EE
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ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
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ABAB BCBC CDCD EE
Q.8
'My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground' - The poet contrasts his beloved's movement with that of...
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a rose
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an angel
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a goddess
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a man
Q.9
All sonnets have a 'turn', or change. In Sonnet 130, the turn occurs in which lines?
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Lines 3-4
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Lines 7-8
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Lines 11-12
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Lines 13-14
Q.10
What is meant by the final couplet?
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The speaker believes his love is at least as wonderful as women who are falsely praised
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The speaker admits he has been lying about his beloved
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The speaker believes that women lie about their looks
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All of the above
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