"Sonnet 73" by William Shakespeare. Then answer the question.What is one possible theme of the poem?A.Loved ones should spend as much time together as possible because life fades away quickly.B.A dying person is associated with the elements of nature and the hope that they will still be loved.C.Aging is compared to autumn, the sunset, and a dying fire.D.The power of love can cause even the old and dying to become young and vital again.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

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

Click to read "Sonnet 73," by William Shakespeare. Then answer the question.What is the author's message in this poem?A.All people grow old, so it's important to love and be loved while you're alive.B.Fire glows and turns everything to ash.C.During twilight, the sun sets in the west only to rise again in the morning.D.Leaves begin to fall off of trees during the fall.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Compare how poets present ideas about the power of love in ‘Sonnet 29’ and in one other poem from ‘Love and relationships’. [30 marks]

“Sonnet 42” is a 1609 poem by William Shakespeare. In the poem, the speaker describes his lover leaving him for his friend; he reconciles his feelings of loss by emphasizing similarities between him and his friend, writing, -------Which quotation from “Sonnet 42” most effectively illustrates the claim?“Thou dost love her, because thou know'st I love her.”eliminate“If I lose thee, my loss is my love's gain.”eliminate“And losing her, my friend hath found that loss, / Both find each other, and I lose both twain."eliminate“But here's the joy, my friend and I are one / Sweet flattery, then she loves but me alone.”

Which of the following best summarizes a central theme of the poem?A. Death in youth can preserve the perfect image of a lost loved one in our memories.B. Grief can unite people, even an entire town.C. War is tragic, but even more so when it takes those with great potential before their time.D. When not given the time to properly form, identities can reflect only one aspect of ourselves.