Sonnet 130 Flashcards

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What is the structure of a Shakespearean sonnet?

A

Comprised of three quatrains and a concluding couplet, rhyming abab cdcd efef gg

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Who is a key figure of the English Renaissance known for 39 plays?

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William Shakespeare

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What was William Shakespeare’s acting company renamed under royal patronage?

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The King’s Men

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What is often speculated about the subject of Sonnet 130, referred to as ‘the Dark Lady’?

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Whether she is purely fictional or has a historical parallel

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Who remarked that Shakespeare ‘gently mocks the thoughtless mechanical application’ of traditional sonnet imagery?

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Booth

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At what age did Shakespeare marry Anne Hathaway?

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Eighteen

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What did Shakespeare bequeath to Anne Hathaway in his will?

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His second best bed, with the furniture

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What is the first line of Sonnet 130?

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My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun

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What literary device is used in the phrase ‘solar simile’?

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Metaphor

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What does the striking colour imagery in Sonnet 130 allude to?

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Elizabethan privateers exploring distant lands

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What concept connects character with appearance in the context of Sonnet 130?

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Physiognomy

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What does synecdoche reveal in Sonnet 130?

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Details better left unknown to public knowledge

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13
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What does the conjunction in Sonnet 130 suggest?

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A shade of doubt about beauty

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14
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Fill in the blank: Shakespeare criticizes poets for using prosaic symbols of love like a _______.

A

Rose

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15
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What historical allusion is made in Sonnet 130?

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The Wars of the Roses

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16
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What does comparative imagery in Sonnet 130 challenge?

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The idea that a woman’s only role is to please men

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What does the indefinite article in Sonnet 130 refer to?

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Certain overpowering fragrances

18
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What does the speaker acknowledge about his lover in Sonnet 130?

A

Her human nature and mortality

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What does the impersonalizing effect of the indefinite article suggest?

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Uniformity among women praised by poets

20
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What verb form does Shakespeare use in ‘hearing her speak’?

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Infinitive

21
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What does the possessive adjective in Sonnet 130 convey?

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Fidelity to his own emotions

22
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What does unambiguous diction in Sonnet 130 make clear?

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The speaker’s grievance about societal views on beauty

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What does the indefinite pronoun in Sonnet 130 assert about beauty?

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Beauty is not hierarchical in nature

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What form of poetry does Sonnet 130 operate within?

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Structural tradition of the English sonnet

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What metre is used in Sonnet 130?
Iambic pentameter
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What effect does the juxtaposition of ungainly half rhyme and full rhyme create in Sonnet 130?
Conveys that all individuals have a combination of positive and negative traits