What is the mood and tone of Shakespeare's Sonnet 18?

The mood and tone are both affectionate and frustrated (深情且沮丧）

What rhyme scheme does a Shakespearean sonnet follow?

ABAB with a rhyming couplet at the end

What does Shakespeare use to symbolize the passage of time in Sonnet 18?

Nature references and allusions

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1
The word “lyric” is derived from the Greek word meaning:
Music
Drama
Song
Story
2
What is one theme of Sonnet 18?
Beauty
Betrayal
Revenge
Ambition
3
What is the mood and tone of Shakespeare's Sonnet 18?
The mood and tone are both angry and resentful（愤怒且怨恨）
The mood and tone are both somber and melancholic（阴沉而忧郁）
The mood and tone are both joyful and carefree（快乐而无忧无虑的）
The mood and tone are both affectionate and frustrated (深情且沮丧）
4
In Sonnet 18, what does the metaphor 'Nor shall Death brag thou wander’st in his shade' symbolize?
Death and mortality
Unchanging beauty
The power of love
Eternal youth
5
What rhyme scheme does a Shakespearean sonnet follow?
There is no rhyme scheme, it is blank verse
ABAB with a rhyming couplet at the end
ABCABC with a rhyming couplet at the end
AABB with a rhyming couplet at the end
6
How many lines does a Shakespearean Sonnet have?
5 lines
10 lines
14 lines
12 lines
7
The term “lyric poetry” is derived from which language?
French
Greek
English
Latin
8
What does Shakespeare use to symbolize the passage of time in Sonnet 18?
Nature references and allusions
Architectural metaphors
Mythological creatures
Historical events and figures
9
Sonnet 18 published in 1609
True
False
10
What does the poet claim will preserve the beauty of his beloved in Sonnet 18?
The memory of their time together.
The changing seasons.
The external lines of the poem
The power of love.
11
What is a line of poetry with five pairs of syllables known as?
Free Verse
Iambic Tetrameter
lambic Pentameter
Rhyming Couplets
12
The speaker of Sonnet 18 describe the sun “The soul of summer”
False
True

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