Read the lines from William Shakespeare's "Sonnet 98." Nor did I wonder at the lily’s white, Nor praise the deep vermilion in the rose; They were but sweet, but figures of delight Drawn after you, – you pattern of all those. How does Shakespeare develop the imagery of the flowers in this passage? Responses A. by highlighting their unpleasant smell B. by describing the colors of the lily and the rose C. by including dialogue spoken by the flowers D. by using a specific rhyme scheme

Which sentence best describes this excerpt from Shakespeare's Sonnet 130? My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun; Coral is far more red, than her lips' red; If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun; If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head. I have seen roses damasked, red and white, But no such roses see I in her cheeks; A. The poet uses unusual metaphors to imply the intensity of his love. B. The poet admits that his mistress falls short of poetic ideals of beauty. C. The poet expresses his contempt for poetic ideals of beauty. D. The poet conveys his disillusionment with his mistress.

Sonnet 116by William Shakespeare  Love's not time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeksWithin his bending sickle's compass come.Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,But bears it out even to the edge of doom:   What is the rhyme scheme exhibited by the stanza above?Group of answer choicesABABAAABABBAAAAA

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

The Shakespearean SonnetThe most well-known and important sonnets in the English language were written by Shakespeare. These sonnets cover such themes as love, jealousy, beauty, infidelity, the passage of time, and death. The first 126 sonnets are addressed to a young man while the last 28 are addressed to a woman.The sonnets are constructed with three quatrains (four-line stanzas) and one couplet (two lines) in the meter of iambic pentameter (like his plays). By the third couplet, the sonnets usually take a turn, and the poet comes to some kind of epiphany or teaches the reader a lesson of some sort. Of the 154 sonnets Shakespeare wrote, a few stand out.Identify themese that Shakespeare chose to write about within his sonnets. (Check all that apply.) abeauty bnone of these cdeath dlove

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.