Question Bank 5
Choose the correct answer from amongst the three alternatives:
1.
The image of light house is used as a:
a)
Style
b)
Theme
c)
Metaphor
2.
Physical beauty refers to one-time sweet
heart of:
a)
Shakespeare
b)
Earl of Southampton
c)
W.H.
3.
If found wrong, the poet stakes his
claim:
a)
To be called a poet
b)
To be a true lover
c)
To be a true friend
4.
In the second line there is a reference
from:
a)
The Bible
b)
Sea metaphor
c)
Prayer Book
5.
The number of sonnets addressed to the young
man were:
a)
154
b)
28
c)
126
6.
William Shakespeare was:
a)
a great reformer
b)
the biggest atheist
c)
a universal Genius
7.
The Elizabethan age of literature was at
the center of:
a)
National life
b)
Creative Output
c)
Imaginative writers
8.
Censorship on printing was first imposed
during the reign of:
a)
Queen Elizabeth
b)
James I
c)
Tudors
9.
The order to get the books licensed was
passed in:
a)
1566
b)
1576
c)
1586
10.
The Spanish Armada posed a threat to:
a)
Security of England
b)
Defense of Spain
c)
Church of England
11.
Queen Elizabeth was succeeded by:
a)
Charles I
b)
Tudors
c)
James I
12.
The English Church was declared
independent of the Pope by:
a)
Queen Elizabeth
b)
Tudors
c)
Henry VIII
13.
Sonnet belongs to:
a)
Shakespeare
b)
England
c)
Italy
14.
Twins to Shakespeare were born on:
a)
May 26, 1583
b)
February 2, 1585
c)
November 28, 1582
15.
Shakespeare bought ‘New Place’ on:
a)
May 4, 1597
b)
August 11, 1596
c)
May 6, 1597
16.
The sonnets addressed to the Dark Lady
are:
a)
26
b)
54
c)
24
17.
Shakespeare addressed 126 sonnets to:
a)
H.W.
b)
D.L.
c)
W.H.
18.
The ‘eyes of the heaven’ are:
a)
The sun
b)
The God
c)
The poet
19.
Death cannot take away the:
a)
Beauty of W.H.
b)
Power of heaven
c)
The laws of nature
20.
More powerful than nature and heaven is:
a)
Beauty
b)
Poem
c)
Sun
Answer the following questions:
21.
What does the poet mean by ‘the marriage
of true minds’?
-
According to the poet the marriage of true
minds refers to the union or meeting of two souls who are faithful in love. By
this the poet means eternal love, which is not affected by circumstances or
time but always remains constant. Thus, the coming together of true minds
unites the lovers forever.
22.
Why does Shakespeare refer to the ‘ever
fixed mark’?
-
The ever-fixed mark is used for light house
which stands in the sea. The light house guides ship to follow the correct
path. It doesn’t leave nor stops its work in spite of attack of sea waves and
sea-storms. True love is compared to light house. It signifies love that is
fixed or constant and does not change in adverse circumstances. Love which
alters is not true love and such relationships developed with weak bonds of
love are not pure and do not signify the real nature of love.
23.
How are the images of star and bark
connected with love?
-
The Poet’s use of metaphors is evident in the
image of the star and the bark The star refers to the pole star which guides
the ships at sea. It helps them to come to right path. It always gives them,
whatever may be the conditions. In the same way true love guides lovers in
their trials. It doesn’t separate them. This comparison symbolizes true love
which is firm.
24.
Discuss Love’s not time’s fool’.
-
The phrase means that love is not a victim of
time, and it cannot perish with time. Time destroys all, nothing remains
forever, as this is the law of nature. But true love is timeless. Time, place
and relations cannot destroy them. It is immortal. In contrast, beauty or
physical attraction declines with the passage of time but true love and
friendship support an individual irrespective of the age.
25.
What is the effect of time on beauty?
-
Physical beauty is very much short lived,
within few years with increase in age, the physical charms fizzle out i.e.,
beauty is mortal. Beauty is dependent on age and wears away as time passes.
Time has been personified in the sonnet and it is portrayed like an instrument,
which cuts the crop of physical beauty. Thus, time affects appearance of living
beings.
26.
What would the poet immortalise?
-
The poet wishes and is confident enough to
immortalize true love and friendship. According to him love is eternal and
poetry is immortal. Thus, as long as the written words remain and are read, the
beauty of his friend would prevail and enchant the hearts of the readers.
27.
What happens to things of beauty?
-
The natural objects of beauty are under the
control of nature. Nature and time have their effect on them and thus they
loose their beauty with time. The things of beauty are short-lived. The beauty
of the summer’s day and a flower are destroyed by strong winds, similarly
physical attraction may diminish any time. His friend’s beauty is incomparable
to such time bound things of beauty and shall remain forever.
28.
Discuss the structure of “Shall I
Compare Thee”.
-
The structure is typically English sonnet.
These are the alterations made by surrey in the structure of original
Petrarchan sonnet it has three quatrains of four lines each and a couplet of
two lines at the end of the sonnet.
29.
How does Shakespeare describe the sun
and its brightness?
-
Shakespeare describes the Sun as the eyes of
the heaven. The poet feels that the brightness of the sun can be dimmed anytime
with the advent of cloudy weather. Similarly, every beautiful object can lose
its charm anytime.
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