GradeSaver (TM) ClassicNotes: Shakespeare's Sonnets Study Guide
Home : Shakespeare's Sonnets : Questions & Answers

Shakespeare's Sonnets Questions & Answers

by William Shakespeare

Shakespeare's sonnets comprise 154 poems in sonnet form that were published in 1609 but likely written over the course of several years. Evidence for their existence long preceding publication comes from a reference in Francis Mere's 1598 Palladis Tamia, Wits Treasury, where his allusion to…

Ask a Question

Ask a question and get answers from your fellow students and educators.

Ask a Question

Questions about Shakespeare's Sonnets

  • Pages:
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
 
refer to lines 9-12'then can I grieve...not paid before'Discuss whether the imagery used in these lines is effective in conveying the speakers feelings
Posted by pragashnee g #317263
Last updated by: Aslan on Apr 23, 2013 11:26 AM
Answers: 1
 
refer to lines 9-12'then can I grieve...not paid before'Discuss whether the imagery used in these lines is effective in conveying the speakers feelings
Posted by pragashnee g #317263
Last updated by: Aslan on Apr 23, 2013 11:24 AM
Answers: 1
 
refer to the rhyming couplet:'but if the while...and sorrows end'.Coment on how the tone of these lines supports the main point of the sonnet.
Posted by pragashnee g #317263
Last updated by: judy t #197809 on Apr 23, 2013 11:20 AM
Answers: 2
 
what does the poem suggest about the speaker as a person?
Posted by pragashnee g #317263
Last updated by: Aslan on Apr 23, 2013 9:30 AM
Answers: 1
 
refer to lines 1-4'When to the sessions...my dear times waste'Explain what makes the speaker feel sad
Posted by pragashnee g #317263
Last updated by: Aslan on Apr 23, 2013 9:17 AM
Answers: 1
 
what questions can be made from shakespeare's sonnet 87 that are required by calcutta university?
Posted by shujauddin a #316905
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Apr 22, 2013 8:26 AM
Answers: 1
 
Elucidate on shakespeares use of poetic diction in the sonnet
Posted by aabid w #316045
Last updated by: Aslan on Apr 18, 2013 12:01 AM
Answers: 1
 
how does antony and octavious treat brutus body
Posted by mariam t #313707
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Apr 08, 2013 11:04 PM
Answers: 1
 
what is the poets tone in poem 18?
Posted by toufiqul i #313073
Last updated by: Aslan on Apr 06, 2013 9:00 AM
Answers: 1
 
who was he?
Posted by cylin a #309285
Last updated by: judy t #197809 on Mar 18, 2013 12:33 PM
Answers: 1
 
What two reasons does the speaker give for wanting his beloved to forget about him?
Posted by kate r #306437
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Mar 06, 2013 11:29 AM
Answers: 1
 
How are Shakespeare’s sonnets organized?
Posted by shemeka j #303365
Last updated by: judy t #197809 on Mar 05, 2013 3:10 PM
Answers: 1
 
How does this organization lead to our understanding the meaning of the sonnet?
Posted by shemeka j #303365
Last updated by: judy t #197809 on Mar 05, 2013 3:09 PM
Answers: 1
 
Give an example of the end rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet
Posted by shemeka j #303365
Last updated by: judy t #197809 on Mar 05, 2013 3:08 PM
Answers: 1
 
What is a quatrain?
Posted by shemeka j #303365
Last updated by: judy t #197809 on Mar 05, 2013 3:07 PM
Answers: 1
 
What is a couplet
Posted by shemeka j #303365
Last updated by: judy t #197809 on Mar 05, 2013 3:05 PM
Answers: 1
 
The poet idealises and romanticises the woman that he address. What is different and unusual about this poem? Examples from the text to substantiate the answer.
Posted by felicity 4 #301529
Last updated by: Aslan on Feb 12, 2013 1:08 PM
Answers: 1
 
How does this "natural order" progress in lines 3 - 8 of Shakespeare's 18th sonnet?
Posted by altia d #298111
Last updated by: Aslan on Jan 26, 2013 11:13 AM
Answers: 1
 
How does this "natural order" progress in lines 3 - 8 of Shakespeare's 18th sonnet?
Posted by altia d #298111
Last updated by: Aslan on Jan 26, 2013 11:12 AM
Answers: 1
 
what is simile in sonnet 29
Posted by elisabeth b #292097
Last updated by: Aslan on Dec 18, 2012 8:07 PM
Answers: 1
 
What 2 reasons does Shakespeare's give for wanting his beloved to forget about him?
Posted by annah c #290933
Last updated by: Aslan on Dec 13, 2012 8:23 PM
Answers: 1
 
in sonnet 106 what is ancient peotry prefiguring
Posted by bria a #276977
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Oct 22, 2012 8:20 AM
Answers: 1
 
how does shakespear poetry the dark lady in his sonnet 130
Posted by muzahid b #276361
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Oct 19, 2012 5:45 AM
Answers: 1
 
What does the speaker tell his loved one to to after he has died?
Posted by monett f #275357
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Oct 15, 2012 8:44 PM
Answers: 1
 
Sonnet 130 is written to a man? Who?
Posted by chris c #260471
Last updated by: Aslan on Aug 01, 2012 7:24 PM
Answers: 1
  • Pages:
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
 

Join for free to ask a question.

Existing Users

Forgot your password? Click here.

New Users

Must contain six characters and at least one digit.

Shakespeare's Sonnets Essays and Related Content