Sonnet 73 by William Shakespeare (Grade 12 NSC Matric English FAL): Quizzes
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Which sonnets make up the Fair Youth sequence that Sonnet 73 belongs to?
Which sonnets make up the Fair Youth sequence that Sonnet 73 belongs to?
Sonnets 1-126
What is the rhyme scheme of Sonnet 73?
What is the rhyme scheme of Sonnet 73?
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
What do 'bare ruined choirs' in lines 1-4 symbolise?
What do 'bare ruined choirs' in lines 1-4 symbolise?
Empty church choirs
In lines 5-8, what is described as 'Death's second self'?
In lines 5-8, what is described as 'Death's second self'?
Black night
What paradox does the dying fire metaphor express?
What paradox does the dying fire metaphor express?
Consumed by what nourished it
According to the couplet, how does awareness of mortality affect love?
According to the couplet, how does awareness of mortality affect love?
Makes it stronger
How do the three metaphors progress in terms of time cycles?
How do the three metaphors progress in terms of time cycles?
Yearly to daily to momentary
How many lines does a Shakespearean sonnet contain?
How many lines does a Shakespearean sonnet contain?
14 lines
Where was William Shakespeare born and where did he die?
Where was William Shakespeare born and where did he die?
Stratford-upon-Avon
How does the tone of the poem progress from beginning to end?
How does the tone of the poem progress from beginning to end?
Melancholy to optimistic acceptance