Sonnet 29 by William Shakespeare, Exam Based Question

William Shakespeare’s

Sonnet 29

1. When the speaker says, "When in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes", what is he expressing? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)

A) a) Wealth and fame

B) b) Social and personal misfortune

C) c) Anger and revenge

D) d) Love and happiness

Ans: Answer: b) Social and personal misfortune

2. The line "I all alone beweep my outcast state" reflects which emotion? (PGTRB, TNPSC, NET, CUET)

A) a) Pride

B) b) Joy

C) c) Self-pity and isolation

D) d) Hope

Ans: Answer: c) Self-pity and isolation

3. In Sonnet 29, what does the speaker envy in others? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, NET)

A) a) Wealth and beauty

B) b) Friends, talent, and opportunities

C) c) Health and strength

D) d) Honesty and humility

Ans: Answer: b) Friends, talent, and opportunities

4. What changes the speaker’s mood in Sonnet 29? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)

A) a) Wealth

B) b) Nature

C) c) Thoughts of a loved one

D) d) Music

Ans: Answer: c) Thoughts of a loved one

5. The metaphor "Like to the lark at break of day arising" suggests: (PGTRB, TNPSC, NET, CUET)

A) a) Joy and spiritual elevation

B) b) Tiredness

C) c) Work and responsibility

D) d) Fear of the unknown

Ans: Answer: a) Joy and spiritual elevation

6. In the final couplet, the speaker claims that thinking of love makes him: (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB)

A) a) Weary and old

B) b) Richer than kings

C) c) Eager to travel

D) d) Forgetful of past

Ans: Answer: b) Richer than kings

7. What is the main theme of Sonnet 29? (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)

A) a) Power and ambition

B) b) Love’s power to transform despair into joy

C) c) Political struggle

D) d) Nature’s beauty

Ans: Answer: b) Love’s power to transform despair into joy

8. The sonnet’s structure follows which rhyme scheme? (PGTRB, TNPSC, NET)

A) a) ABBA ABBA CDE CDE

B) b) ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

C) c) AABBCCDDEEFFGG

D) d) ABABBCBCDCDEE

Ans: Answer: b) ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

9. The shift from despair to joy occurs at the: (UPSC, PGTRB, TNPSC, DSSSB, CUET)

A) a) Beginning

B) b) Middle of octave

C) c) Start of the sestet

D) d) Final line

Ans: Answer: c) Start of the sestet

10. The imagery of "lark at break of day" is an example of: (PGTRB, TNPSC, NET)

A) a) Metaphor and auditory imagery

B) b) Simile and visual imagery

C) c) Personification

D) d) Allegory

Ans: Answer: b) Simile and visual imagery