Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer's Day? (Sonnet 18) : Interpret His Poem Line-By-Line Annotate 5 Comments
Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer's Day? (Sonnet 18) : Interpret His Poem Line-By-Line Annotate 5 Comments
Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer's Day? (Sonnet 18) : Interpret His Poem Line-By-Line Annotate 5 Comments
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I think it means that her beauty will never fade. He's saying that
Shakespeare uses
personification to portray
the SEASONS as
threatening. Provide ONE
example from the poem
that gives evidence to
support this idea. Cite
specific evidence and
explain.
a.
b.
c.
d.
their love will never go away, and she might age her beauty, but he sees her as
beautiful for eternal life.
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And often is his gold complexion dimmed;
This shows how he says that it can be either too hot
or too cold, as in their relationship, there can be ups
and downs.
It shows that he says how their love will last forever, and her
beauty, as long as there are people, and they have eyes to
read this poem. He repeats over and over in the poem,
although not in the same words that she is attractive and her
beauty is mentioned a lot.
Shakespeare writes his sonnets with a specific rhyme scheme, called iambic
pentameter: