Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?Thou art more lovely and more temperate:Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,And summer’s lease hath all too short a dateLooking at its structure, which of the following reasons DOES NOT  support why this poem is classified as a sonnet?Group of answer choicesThe poem revolves around the theme of love.The poem follows a strict rhyme scheme.The poem is written in iambic pentameter.The poem consists of 14 lines.

Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?Thou art more lovely and more temperate:Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,And summer’s lease hath all too short a date Which of the following elements of a sonnet do the underlined terms exemplify?Group of answer choicesRhymeRhyme SchemeRhythmMeter

How many stanzas does this poem have?Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?Thou art more lovely and more temperate:Rough winds do shake the darling buds of MayAnd summer's lease hath all too short a date:Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;And every fair from fair sometime declines,By chance, or nature's changing course untrimm'd;But thy eternal summer shall not fadeNor lose possession of that fair thou owest;Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shadeWhen in eternal lines to time thou growest;So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,So long lives this;—and this gives life to thee.A.1B.14C.4D.3SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English poet, playwright, and actor. He wrote 154 sonnets and 38 plays. "Sonnet 18" is one of Shakespeare's best-known sonnets.As you read, identify the imagery and tone the speaker users to describe the subject of the poem as well as the summer.Untitled by David Travis is licensed under CC0.[1]Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?Thou art more lovely and more temperate.1Rough winds do shake the darling buds2 of May,And summer’s lease hath all too short a date.[5]Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,And often is his gold complexion3 dimmed;And every fair from fair sometime declines,By chance, or nature’s changing course, untrimmed;But thy eternal summer shall not fade,[10]Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st,4Nor shall death brag thou wand’rest5 in his shade,When in eternal lines to Time thou grow’st.6So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,So long lives this, and this gives life to thee."Sonnet 18" by William Shakespeare (1608) is in the public domain.Unless otherwise noted, this content is licensed under theCC BY-NC-SA 4.0 licenseNotesAllDefinitionsFootnotesTemperate (adjective) : moderate or mildblossomsComplexion (noun) : natural color or appearance, especially of the faceyou oweyou wanderyou growRead AloudAnnotateTranslateAssessment QuestionsShow Less12345PART B: Which detail from the poem best supports the answer to Part A?A. "And summer's lease hath all too short a date." (Line 4)B. "And every fair from fair sometime declines" (Line 7)C. "But thy eternal summer shall not fade" (Line 9)D. "So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see" (Line 13)BackSave & Next

Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?Thou art more lovely and more temperate.1Rough winds do shake the darling buds2 of May,And summer’s lease hath all too short a date.[5]Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,And often is his gold complexion3 dimmed;And every fair from fair sometime declines,By chance, or nature’s changing course, untrimmed;But thy eternal summer shall not fade,[10]Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st,4Nor shall death brag thou wand’rest5 in his shade,When in eternal lines to Time thou grow’st.6So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,So long lives this, and this gives life to thee."Sonnet 18" by William Shakespeare (1608) is in the public domain.Unless otherwise noted, this content is licensed under theCC BY-NC-SA 4.0 licenseNotesAllDefinitionsFootnotesTemperate (adjective) : moderate or mildblossomsComplexion (noun) : natural color or appearance, especially of the faceyou oweyou wanderyou growRead AloudAnnotateTranslateAssessment QuestionsShow Less12345Re-read lines 9-14 of the poem. What is the conclusion of the sonnet and how does this contribute to the poem's overall meaning? Cite evidence in your answer.

Click to read "Sonnet 73," by William Shakespeare. Then answer the question.Which line(s) from the poem best develop(s) the author's theme that people should love and be loved while they're still alive?A.That on the ashes of his youth doth lie, / As the deathbed whereon it must expireB.In me thou seest the twilight of such dayC.That time of year thou mayst in me behold / When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hangD.To love that well which thou must leave ere long.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS