I failed my english test there was a couple of questions I had wrong and I need an explanation why

If this be error and upon me proved,
I never writ, nor no man ever loved.
These lines are an example of a/an


A. quatrain.
B. octet.

C. couplet.

D. sestet.

I choice b and I got it wrong

line "I wandered lonely as a cloud" is an example of

A. a metaphor.
B. a simile.

C. a couplet.

D. alliteration.
choice c

In "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?" Shakespeare claims that the object of his sonnet will be immortal because

A. he'll always love her.
B. she's for all seasons.

C. she'll live on in his poem.

D. she's like the summer's day.
choice d

Which one of the following sentences is an example of a metaphor?

A. I am a rock.
B. She eats like a bird.

C. I'm as hungry as a wolf.

D. The breeze blew the branches back and forth
choice c

1. It's a couplet.

http://www.dmturner.org/English/Poetry/elements.htm#stanza

2. It's a simile - the word "as" tells you so.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simile

3. Read the very last line in the poem:
http://www.artofeurope.com/shakespeare/sha3.htm
What do you think the word "this" means?

4. Metaphors do NOT have "like" or "as" in them and they do not state facts. "A" is the metaphor.
http://www.answers.com/metaphor

To understand why you got these questions wrong, let's break them down one by one:

1. The first question asks for an example of a couplet. The correct answer is "C. couplet." A couplet is a pair of lines in a poem that usually rhymes and forms a complete thought or idea. In the given lines, "If this be error and upon me proved, I never writ, nor no man ever loved," there are two lines that rhyme and express a complete idea, making it a couplet.

2. The second question asks for the literary device used in the line "I wandered lonely as a cloud." The correct answer is "A. a metaphor." A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two unrelated things by describing one thing as if it were another. In this case, the speaker is comparing their wandering to being like a cloud. The line doesn't use "like" or "as," which are typical markers of a simile, so it is a metaphor.

3. The third question asks about the claim made in Shakespeare's poem "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?" The correct answer is "C. she'll live on in his poem." In the sonnet, Shakespeare claims that the woman he is addressing will be immortal because she will live on forever in his poetry, capturing her beauty and preserving it for future generations. This is different from option D, where the comparison to a summer's day simply emphasizes her beauty but doesn't guarantee immortality.

4. The fourth question asks for an example of a metaphor. The correct answer is "A. I am a rock." A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly equates two things without using "like" or "as." In this sentence, "I am a rock," the speaker is not being literal; they are comparing themselves to a rock to convey their emotional hardness or lack of vulnerability.

By understanding these explanations, you can gain a better understanding of these concepts and improve your performance on similar questions in the future.