Answer: This is an example of a Shakespearean sonnet because of:
- the abab, cdcd, efef, gg rhyme scheme
- the widespread use of iambic pentameter
- the use of three quatrains followed by a couplet
Explanation:
In 1609, Shakespeare published 154 sonnets, among which is Sonnet 19. The poem deals with the power of time.
This sonnet is representative of a Shakespearean sonnet because:
- It follows the typical the abab, cdcd, efef, gg rhyme scheme
- the widespread use of iambic pentameter (a rhyme scheme in which each line contains ten syllables -five pairs which are called iambs). For instance, <em>"But I forbid thee one more heinous crime." </em>
- the use of three quatrains followed by a couplet. The first twelve lines in a sonnet are divided into three quatrains (each containing 4 lines), followed by a couplet (two lines written in the same rhyme and meter).
Answer:
improved academic performance
an effective use of time
remembering information
better performance in extra-curricular activities
Read the excerpt from "A Modest Proposal."
Those who are more thrifty (as I must confess the times require) may flea the carcass; the skin of which, artificially dressed, will make admirable gloves for ladies, and summer boots for fine gentlemen.
The author is using satire in this excerpt to emphasize the
A. utter absurdity of his plan.
B. necessity for warm winter clothing.
C. ways that people are cruel to children.
D. various benefits of his plan.
Answer:
A. utter absurdity of his plan.
Explanation:
From the book"A Modest Proposal", the writer is using satire to show how utterly absurd the idea of selling of one's children to be eaten as a solution to the extreme hunger in Ireland.
The author uses satire to show how absurd it is to sell off one's children because of poverty.
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