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What is the structure of 'Sonnet 73' by William Shakespeare?
What is the structure of 'Sonnet 73' by William Shakespeare?
- Three quatrains and a couplet (correct)
- Five stanzas and a couplet
- Two tercets and a quatrain
- Four quatrains and a sestet
What literary device is predominantly used in each of the three quatrains of 'Sonnet 73'?
What literary device is predominantly used in each of the three quatrains of 'Sonnet 73'?
- Metaphor (correct)
- Personification
- Simile
- Alliteration
How many lines are in 'Sonnet 73' by William Shakespeare?
How many lines are in 'Sonnet 73' by William Shakespeare?
- 14 lines (correct)
- 18 lines
- 16 lines
- 12 lines
What is the rhyme scheme in 'Sonnet 73'?
What is the rhyme scheme in 'Sonnet 73'?
In 'Sonnet 73', what does the speaker compare aging to in the first quatrain?
In 'Sonnet 73', what does the speaker compare aging to in the first quatrain?
What mood shift occurs in the final couplet of 'Sonnet 73'?
What mood shift occurs in the final couplet of 'Sonnet 73'?
'Sonnet 73' by William Shakespeare belongs to which literary era?
'Sonnet 73' by William Shakespeare belongs to which literary era?
What does the speaker in 'Sonnet 73' compare aging to in the second quatrain?
What does the speaker in 'Sonnet 73' compare aging to in the second quatrain?
In the third quatrain of 'Sonnet 73', what does the speaker compare aging to?
In the third quatrain of 'Sonnet 73', what does the speaker compare aging to?
What is a significant theme discussed in 'Sonnet 73'?
What is a significant theme discussed in 'Sonnet 73'?
How does the mood shift in 'Sonnet 73' from somber to brighter?
How does the mood shift in 'Sonnet 73' from somber to brighter?
What emotion does the speaker evoke by comparing death to a dying fire?
What emotion does the speaker evoke by comparing death to a dying fire?
Which metaphor is NOT used by the speaker in 'Sonnet 73' to discuss aging?
Which metaphor is NOT used by the speaker in 'Sonnet 73' to discuss aging?
What is the primary emotion conveyed by the speaker in 'Sonnet 73'?
What is the primary emotion conveyed by the speaker in 'Sonnet 73'?
'Sonnet 73' shifts its focus from what somber topic to a brighter one in the final couplet?
'Sonnet 73' shifts its focus from what somber topic to a brighter one in the final couplet?
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