GCSE - Gcse English - Poetry - My Mistress' Eyes Are Nothing Like The Sun Solution

Q.1.

What is the rhyme scheme of this sonnet?

Q.2.

'My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground' - The poet contrasts his beloved's movement with that of...

Q.3.

Who is the speaker (narrator) of this poem?

Q.4.

'My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun' - What does this line mean?

Q.5.

'If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun' - What does 'dun' mean?

Q.6.

'I have seen roses damasked, red and white / But no such roses see I in her cheeks' - What do these lines imply?

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The speaker implies that his mistress has cheeks much rosier than 'damasked' roses
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The speaker implies that he has examined his mistress' cheeks, expecting to see roses
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The speaker implies that his mistress' cheeks resemble flowers other than roses
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The speaker implies that his mistress' cheeks resemble roses in other ways

Q.7.

'If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head' - Which of the following best describes the tone of this line?

Q.8.

All sonnets have a 'turn', or change. In Sonnet 130, the turn occurs in which lines?

Q.9.

What is meant by the final couplet?

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The speaker believes his love is at least as wonderful as women who are falsely praised
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The speaker admits he has been lying about his beloved
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The speaker believes that women lie about their looks
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All of the above