Sonnet 31 from Astrophil and Stella / Sir Phillip Sidney

Test Practice

Identify Main Ideas

With your partner, discuss how to answer these questions about the selection.

1. Why does the speaker address the moon?
a. The speaker wants to comfort the sad moon.
b. The speaker wants to know if inconstant love exists even in the heavens.
c. The speaker responds to something the moon said.
d. The speaker is angry at the moon for being inconstant.


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