Sonnet 24 (Let the world’s sharpness, like a clasping knife) Quizzes

Sonnet 24 (Let the world's sharpness, like a clasping knife) Quiz

1 Who is the presumed speaker in the sonnet?
Robert Browning

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Petrarch

God
2 "Sharpness" in the poem refers to:
The sharpness of a knife

Intelligence

Pain and negativity caused by self-serving people

A sudden turn
3 What type of poem is this?
A ballad

An elegy

A Petrarchan sonnet

A Shakespearean sonnet
4 What is the meaning of "charm" as used in the poem?
A magical object that protects

A witty personality

To delight or please greatly

A chant of a magic verse
5 Who is "Dear" in the sonnet?
The speaker's best friend

The speaker's only child

God

The speaker's beloved husband
6 Which of these do the lilies NOT likely refer to?
The life cycle

Love

Children

Purity
7 "Like a clasping knife" is an example of:
A metaphor

A simile

Synecdoche

An idiom
8 Who is the only person capable of making the speaker rich or poor?
Worldlings

Her husband

Mankind

God
9 "Click" is an example of:
Personification

Metaphor

Simile

Onomatopoeia
10 "Lilies of our lives" is an example of:
Assonance

Alliteration

An end rhyme

An idiom
11 Which object is used as a metaphor to describe pain and negativity?
A switchblade

A needle

Scissors

A knife
12 "Life to life" is an example of:
Both alliteration and assonance

Neither alliteration nor assonance

Assonance

Alliteration
13 What action does the word "shutting" most likely refer to?
The closing of a door

The closing of one's mouth

The closing of the speaker's hand

The closing of a trunk
14 How are the "dews" described in the sonnet?
Mystical

Transparent

Heavenly

Pure
15 Whom is the speaker addressing?
Her beloved

Her enemies

God

The whole world
16 Who is the antagonist of the poem?
God

The worldlings

Nature

The speaker's husband
17 Which of these is an example of hyperbole?
"Growing straight, out of man's reach"

"Close hand of Love"

"I lean upon thee"

"The stab of worldlings"
18 What is described as "very whitely still" in the poem?
The lilies

The bright morning light

The snow

The speaker's dress
19 What is the meaning of "alarm" in line six?
A bell

Surprise

Apprehension or concern

Rage
20 What is the meaning of "rife"?
Aggressive

Angry

Pervasive

Dominant
21 "The lilies of our lives may reassure" is an example of:
Onomatopoeia

Personification

Synecdoche

Simile
22 In which era was this poem written?
The Victorian era

The Baroque era

The Restoration era

The Renaissance era
23 "Drop not" is an example of:
Assonance

Alliteration

Rhyme

Enjambment
24 Which word does NOT describe the speaker's tone throughout the poem?
Angry

Loving

Confident

Religious
25 Which of the following is NOT a main motif in the sonnet?
The triumph of good over evil

Love

Friendship

Religion

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