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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which words from Shakespeare's "Sonnet 73" create a gloomy tone?
"Leaves" and "boughs"
"Sweet" and "sang"
"Love" and "nourish'd"
"Expire" and "ashes"
- 2. Multiple Choice
Read this passage:
In me thou see'st the glowing of such fire
That on the ashes of his youth doth lie,
As the death-bed whereon it must expire
Consumed with that which it was nourish'd by.
William Shakespeare, "Sonnet 73"
Which two things are being compared in the passage?
Approaching death and the light of a fire slowly going out
The passion of youth and the intense heat of a fire
The chaos of emotions and the mess caused by the ashes of a fire
Being consumed by love and a fire destroying everything it touches
- 3. Multiple Choice
ead "Loveliest of trees, the cherry now" by A. E. Housman. Then answer the question.
Why does Housman compare life to the blossoming of a cherry tree?
Because life is fun only in the summer when flowers are in bloom
Because both come and go quickly and should be enjoyed at all times
Because we should wait until spring comes to enjoy the world again
Because most people will live as long as a cherry tree does
- 4. Multiple Choice
read "Forgetfulness" by Billy Collins. Then answer the question.
In the poem, Collins suggests that memories do what as people age?
Pack a bag
Read a novel
Ride a bicycle
Watch the moon
- 5. Multiple Choice
Read "Forgetfulness" by Billy Collins. Then answer the question.
Which statement describes a structural characteristic of the poem?
It does not follow a formal structure.
Every other line contains a rhyme.
It has seven stanzas of equal length.
Each line has 10 syllables.
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