Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare, Exam Based Question

William Shakespeare’s

Sonnet 18

1. Who is the speaker addressing in Sonnet 18? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, NET, CUET)

A) a) His friend

B) b) A rival poet

C) c) A young man

D) d) A mysterious woman

Ans: Answer: c) A young man

2. What is the famous opening line of Sonnet 18? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, NET)

A) a) "Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?"

B) b) "My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun"

C) c) "Let me not to the marriage of true minds"

D) d) "When in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes"

Ans: Answer: a) "Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?"

3. What does the poet say about summer’s lease in Sonnet 18? (PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)

A) a) It lasts forever

B) b) It is too short

C) c) It is too hot

D) d) It is unpredictable

Ans: Answer: b) It is too short

4. Which natural force is mentioned as shaking the “darling buds of May”? (PGTRB, TNPSC, UPSC, CUET)

A) a) Strong winds

B) b) Earthquakes

C) c) Tempests

D) d) Floods

Ans: Answer: a) Strong winds

5. What does the poet say about the sun in Sonnet 18? (UPSC, PGTRB, NET, TNPSC, DSSSB)

A) a) It shines too dimly

B) b) It is hidden by clouds

C) c) It is sometimes too hot

D) d) It is always perfect

Ans: Answer: c) It is sometimes too hot

6. What does “every fair from fair sometime declines” mean? (PGTRB, UPSC, NET, TNPSC)

A) a) All beauty eventually fades

B) b) Beauty always grows stronger

C) c) Beauty remains unchanged

D) d) Beauty depends on luck

Ans: Answer: a) All beauty eventually fades

7. What will preserve the beauty of the subject forever, according to the poem? (PGTRB, UPSC, NET, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)

A) a) Nature’s cycles

B) b) Eternal youth

C) c) The poet’s verse

D) d) The subject’s wealth

Ans: Answer: c) The poet’s verse

8. What is meant by “eternal lines” in Sonnet 18? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, NET)

A) a) Endless roads

B) b) Unchanging beauty

C) c) The poem’s immortal verses

D) d) The subject’s family lineage

Ans: Answer: c) The poem’s immortal verses

9. In Sonnet 18, what will never “fade” or “lose possession” of beauty? (PGTRB, UPSC, TNPSC, DSSSB)

A) a) The summer season

B) b) The subject’s youth in the poem

C) c) The poet’s life

D) d) The earth’s nature

Ans: Answer: b) The subject’s youth in the poem

10. What is the concluding couplet of Sonnet 18 about? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, NET, CUET)

A) a) Nature’s immortality

B) b) Love’s fickleness

C) c) The poem giving life forever

D) d) The passing of time

Ans: Answer: c) The poem giving life forever

11. What is the main theme of Sonnet 18? (PGTRB, UPSC, TNPSC, DSSSB, NET)

A) a) Nature’s power

B) b) Immortality through art

C) c) Human weakness

D) d) Unrequited love

Ans: Answer: b) Immortality through art

12. Which poetic form does Sonnet 18 follow? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, NET, DSSSB, CUET)

A) a) Petrarchan sonnet

B) b) Shakespearean sonnet

C) c) Spenserian sonnet

D) d) Miltonic sonnet

Ans: Answer: b) Shakespearean sonnet

13. How many lines are in Sonnet 18? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, NET)

A) a) 12

B) b) 14

C) c) 16

D) d) 18

Ans: Answer: b) 14

14. What is the rhyme scheme of Sonnet 18? (PGTRB, UPSC, TNPSC, NET, CUET)

A) a) ABBAABBA CDECDE

B) b) ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

C) c) AABBCCDDEEFFGG

D) d) ABAB BABA CDCD EE

Ans: Answer: b) ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

15. In Sonnet 18, what conquers time? (PGTRB, UPSC, TNPSC, NET, DSSSB)

A) a) Nature

B) b) Wealth

C) c) Verse

D) d) Love

Ans: Answer: c) Verse