English 12 – Unit 4 Lesson 4: Sonnets: Shakespeare (Quick Check and Practice Answers) – Flashcards
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1.) What characteristic unique to Shakespearean sonnets is found in "Sonnet 29", "Sonnet 116", and "Sonnet 130"?
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Correct Answer: A - three quatrains and a rhyming couplet
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2.) What is the tone of Sonnet 130 which begins "My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun"?
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Correct Answer: C - humorous and realistic
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3.) Which figure of speech is used in the line below from "Sonnet 130"? "If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head."
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Correct Answer: B - metaphor
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4.) Which of the following sentences displays a correct use of modifiers?
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Correct Answer: B - Some ducks, which were cute and fluffy, begged for food.
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Questions 1 - 7: In the blank space after the sentence, identify the underlined clause as a noun clause (N) or an adjectival clause (A).
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1.) [What most people associate with Saturn] are the rings around the planet.
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Correct Answer: N
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2.) Our science teacher, Mrs. Jeffries, told us [that Mercury is the planet closest to the sun].
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Correct Answer: N
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3.) The planet [that is farthest from the sun] is Neptune.
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Correct Answer: A
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4.) A thick dictionary with diagrams and charts is [what helped me the most].
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Correct Answer: N
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5.) Although the sun shone brightly, the weather forecasters maintained [that the weekend would be rainy].
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Correct Answer: N
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6.) The astronauts landed on the moon, [where they collected many important specimens].
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Correct Answer: A
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7.) 2001: A Space Odyssey is a compelling movie [everyone should watch].
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Correct Answer: A
