Not Marble nor the Gilded Monuments (Sonnet 55)

  • Question 1
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    The rich and powerful got ornate monuments made in order to ____

    • show off their wealth 

    • display their power 

    • show their artistic talent

    • be remembered till posterity.

    Solution

    D.

    be remembered till posterity.

    Question 2
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    The poet addresses his sonnet to ____

    • time 

    • war

    • the person he loves 

    • powerful rulers.

    Solution

    C.

    the person he loves 

    Question 3
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    In the line 'The living record of your memory', living record refers to ____

    • the sonnet the poet has written for his friend 

    • an existing statue of his friend

    • his friend who lives in the poet's memory 

    • the autobiography of the poet's friend. 

    Solution

    A.

    the sonnet the poet has written for his friend 

    Question 4
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    The poet's tone in the poem is ____

    • despairing 

    • optimistic 

    • loving 

    • admiring

    Solution

    C.

    loving 

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