AP Success - AP English Literature: Sonnet 106

The phrase "chronicle of wasted time" (line 1) most likely refers to:

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:

The phrase "Even such a beauty as you master now" (line 8) implies that the speaker:

So all their praises are but prophecies (line 9) suggests that the speaker views the past descriptions as:

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:

The speaker's attitude toward the past poets and their work, as described in lines 13-14, can best be described as:

In the context of the poem, the word "blazon" (line 5) most likely means:

The reference to "ladies dead and lovely knights" (line 4) primarily serves to:

The mention of "hand, of foot, of lip, of eye, of brow" (line 6) suggests that the speaker is:

The overall tone of the poem can best be described as: