CONTINUOU Vrite the following
7. Find one example of a metaphor in the sonnet. Place a circle around the metaphor. What
two things are being compared?
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8. Before the final couplet of Sonnet 130, the speaker seems to be
a. blinded by his mistress's beauty
c. criticizing society
d. praising his mistress's modesty
b. criticizing his mistress
9. By the end of Sonnet 130, the reader knows that the speaker's feelings toward his
mistress are
a. ambivalent
c. uninterested
b. affectionate
d. contemptuous
10. Which of the following senses is appealed to by the imagery in lines 7-8 of Sonnet 130?
a. Sight
c. Touch
b. Hearing
d. Smell
11. What aspect of literature does Sonnet 130 mock?
a. Shakespearean tragedy
c. Sentimental love poems
b. The theater
d. The idea of lasting love
12. How does the poet feel about his mistress's voice?
a. Its grating sound makes him cringe.
c. He thinks she needs singing lessons.
b. He loves to hear it.
d. He thrills at its commanding power.