shall i compare thee

Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day MCQ Important for HS Exam

1. The poet compares his beloved to — a) a summer flower b) summer breeze c) a summer’s day d) summer tune

2. Compared to a summer’s day, the poet’s friend is — a) more lovely and more temperate. b) more sweet and soothing c) more attractive and beautiful d) more sensuous and passionate

3. The rough winds of summer a) blow the flowers away b) shake the darling buds of May c) prevent the birds to fly d) blows a beautiful scent

4. “Eye of heaven” means – a) Moon b) Earth c) Sun d) Stars

5. The phrase ‘gold complexion dimmed’ means — a) the sun rays become scorching b) the sun rays diminish c) the sun rays fade d) the sun rays hid

6. That beauty is never lasting is the — a) law of nature b) law of changing course c) law of tide d) law of time

7. The poet asserts that his poetry will eternalize- a) the youth of his friend b) the beauty of nature c) the eye of heaven d) the darling buds of May

8. The poet asserts that his friend will never lose possession of his – a) property b) health c) beauty d) wealth

9. The poet asserts that even ________ cannot fade the beauty of his friend. a) Nature b) Heaven c) Death d) Time

10. The beauty of the friend will be eternalized in the- a) darling buds of May b) lines written by the poet c) eye of heaven d) beauty of nature

11. The friend’s beauty will live as long as-  a) the world exists b) men can breathe c) men can breathe and eyes can see d) eyes can see

12. As long as the poetry survives – a) the beauty of the friend survives  b) darling buds of May survive c) the eye of Heaven survives d) the gold complexion survives

13. Rough winds shake the darling buds of – a) June b) May c) July d) April

14.  _______________ shall not brag that the poet’s friend wanders in his shade. a) death b) summer c) life d) Sun

15. Everything fair experiences inevitable a) incline b) indifference c) decline d) revival

16. Summer has – a) short duration b) long duration c) constant temperature d) constant brightness

17. Nature’s changing course is a) temperate b) mild c) untrimmed d) lonely

18. The poet’s friend is more than a summer’s day– a) mild and temperate b) beautiful and lovely c) lovely and temperate d) temperate and beautiful

19. The darling buds of May are shaken by rough winds of – a) summer b) winter c) spring d) autumn

20. A Shakespearian sonnet has a) 3 quatrains and a couplet b) 4 quatrains and a couplet c) an octet and a sestate d) an octet and a couplet

21. The rhyme scheme of “Shall I compare thee” is – a) ab ab b) abba c) aa bb d) abcd

22. ‘So long lives this ………’ – The word ‘this’ refers to – a) the poet’s verse b) the virtue of the poet’s friend c) the Summer season d) the Summer’s day

23. The term ‘eternal summer’ refers to- a) the summer season b) a day in summer c) eternal qualities of the poet’s friend   d) the eternal love of the poet friend

24. Rough winds shake the darling – a) flowers b) buds c) leaves d) boughs

25. The darling buds of May are shaken by- a) the hot sun b) the snow c) the thunder and rain d) the rough winds

26. ‘Shall I compare thee to a Summer’s day?’ is-  a) a sonnet b) a lyric c) a ballad d) a dramatic monologue

27. “And often is his gold complexion dimmed”. The word ‘his’ refer to – a) the poet’s friend b) summer season c) a summer’s day d) Sun

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