(1). The eye of heaven' refers to(
a). the Sun (b) The Moon
© any star (d) a comet
(2)The season to which the poet thinks of comparing his friend is
(a). Winter (b) Autumn © Summer (d) Spring
(3) The phrase 'gold complexion' is applied to
(a) a flower (b) the poet's friend
(c.) the buds (d) the sun
(4) The word 'lease' is a
(a). scientific term (b) Legal term (c)economic term (d) nine of these
(5) The word 'dimmed' suggests that the sun
(a). has set (b) has just risen (c) has been covered by clouds (d) has been eclipsed
(6) The phrase 'by chance' in the poem suggests
(a). Natural law (b) accident © deliberate (d) be dimmed
(7) The poet thinks that the summer season is
(a). perfect (b) long © transitory (d)very temperate
(8) The complexion of the sun getting dimmed is
(a). an image (b,) a personification
© antithesis (d) simile
(9) "Death shall brag thou wand'rst in his shade"-The figure of speech in this line is
(a). climax (b) antithesis © simile (d) personification
(10) "So long lives 'this'." Here 'this' means
(a). poet's love (b) poet's beauty
(C.) poet's verse (d) the friend's beauty
(11) "This gives 'life' to thee."-'Life' here suggests
(a). resurrection (b) immortality
(c) youth (d) friendly feelings
(12) Shakespeare begins his sonnet with a/an
(a). Statement (b) exclamation (c.) Invocation (d) interrogation
(13) The theme of the Shakespearean sonnet sequences is
(a). time vs love conflict (b) omnipotence of time (c.) death as an agent of time
(d). immortality of beauty and youth
(14). The sonnet of Shakespeare is structurally
(a). Spenserian sonnet (b) Keatsean sonnet (c.) Petrarchan sonnet (d) Miltonic sonnet
(15) The phrase 'eternal summer' suggests
(a). poet's death (b) youthfulness of poet's friend' (c.) talent of poet's friend' (d) death of poet's friend'
(16) Every mortal being is claimed ultimately by
(a). nature (b) winter (c.) death (d) none of these
(17) Rough winds in summer days destroy
(a). Flowers (b) trees (c.) Fruits (d) buds
(18). The sonnet is addressed to the poet's
(a). friend and patron (b) mistress
(c.) beloved (d) father
(19) Shakespeare will ultimately preserve the beauty of his friend through
(a). his novels (b) his drama
(c.) his verses (d) his magic
(20) The reference behind the line "Nor shall death brag" is
(a). Chaucer's poems (b) Bishop's Bible
(c.)Petrarch's sonnets (d) Dante's Inferno
(21) The word 'fair' in the line-"every fair from fair sometime declines"-is used as a/an
(a). adjective (b)adverb (c.) verb (d) noun
(22) The word 'possession' means
(a). ownership (b) conception
© prediction (d) convention
(23) The word 'eternal' means
(a). fading (b) transitory (c.) permanent
(d) temporary
(24) The word 'temperate' means
(a). serve (b) moderate (c.) evanescent
(d) perishable
(25) The word 'dimmed' means
(a). brightened (b) losing the brightness (c.) ordinary (d) steady
(26) The word 'untrimmed' means
(a). humanized (b) permanent
(c) ostentatious (d) deprived of adornments
(27) The word 'lease' means
(a). agreement (b) span (c) eternal
(d) conception
(28) The word 'brag' means
(a). contrast (b) exhorts © extol (d) boast
Answers
(1) a, (2) c, (3) d,(4) b, (5) c, (6) b, (7) c, (8) a, (9) d,(10) c, (11) b, (12) d (13) a,(14) c, (15) b, (16) c, (17) d , (18) a,(19) c, (20) b, (21) d, (22) a, (23) c, (24) b, (25) b, (26) d, (27) a, (28) d,
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