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Analyzing Different Interpretations of a Sonnet Answers

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Which summary best captures the central idea of "Sonnet 100”?

A
The speaker wants to spend more time with his beloved.
B
The speaker is mostly angry at his muse for disappearing.
C
The speaker hopes that his muse will help him write a new poem.
D
The speaker says that his only care in the world is youthful beauty.
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dun: [___]

A
dull colored
B
shiny
C
transparent
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damask’d: [___]

A
deceased
B
growing
C
streaked
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Choose the best paraphrase for each line in this quatrain.

Answers:
Line 1::I’ve seen roses streaked with red and white
Line 2::But I don’t see those colors in her cheeks
Line 3::And some perfumes have a sweeter scent
Line 4::Than the bad breath of my mistress
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Line 2: [___]

A
But her cheeks are rosy red
B
But her cheeks are not like roses
C
But I don’t see those colors in her cheeks
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Line 3: [___]

A
And in some delightful perfume
B
And perfumes have a bad scent
C
And some perfumes have a sweeter scent
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Line 4: [___]

A
Than the bad breath of my mistress
B
Than the sweet breath of my mistress
C
Than the breath of my perfumed mistress

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