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