AP Success - AP English Literature: Sonnet 106
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When in the chronicle of wasted time I see descriptions of the fairest wights, And beauty making beautiful old rhyme In praise of ladies dead and lovely knights, Then, in the blazon of sweet beauty's best, Of hand, of foot, of lip, of eye, of brow, I see their antique pen would have express'd Even such a beauty as you master now. So all their praises are but prophecies Of this our time, all you prefiguring; And, for they look'd but with divining eyes, They had not skill enough your worth to sing: For we, which now behold these present days, Have eyes to wonder, but lack tongues to praise.
Sonnet 106: When in the chronicle of wasted time, by William Shakespeare
Question 1
The phrase "chronicle of wasted time" (line 1) most likely refers to:
Question 2
In lines 2-4, the speaker describes seeing "descriptions of the fairest wights" and "beauty making beautiful old rhyme." This suggests that the speaker is:
Question 3
The phrase "Even such a beauty as you master now" (line 8) implies that the speaker:
Question 4
"So all their praises are but prophecies" (line 9) suggests that the speaker views the past descriptions as:
Question 5
In lines 10-12, the notion that those in the past "look'd but with divining eyes" and "had not skill enough your worth to sing" implies that the speaker believes:
Question 6
The speaker's attitude toward the past poets and their work, as described in lines 13-14, can best be described as:
Question 7
In the context of the poem, the word "blazon" (line 5) most likely means:
Question 8
The reference to "ladies dead and lovely knights" (line 4) primarily serves to:
Question 9
The mention of "hand, of foot, of lip, of eye, of brow" (line 6) suggests that the speaker is:
Question 10
The overall tone of the poem can best be described as:
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