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.

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

“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.”

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

The following text is adapted from William Shakespeare’s 1609 poem “Sonnet 116.”Let me not to the marriage of true mindsAdmit impediments. Love is not loveWhich alters when it alteration finds,Or bends with the remover to remove:O, no! it is an ever-fixed mark,That looks on tempests and is never shaken;It is the star to every wandering bark,Whose worth‘s unknown, although his height be taken.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 main idea of the text?The speaker is reflecting on a failed romance.eliminateThe speaker is explaining how a relationship has evolved over time.eliminateThe speaker is claiming that love will endure despite the passing of time.eliminateThe speaker is describing the way that storms have an impact on love.

How does Shakespeare treat the subject of love and relationships in Sonnets 130 and 138? How do his views on the