Read the second quatrain of the sonnet, and then answer the questions below. What is the best paraphrase of the first two lines? What is the best paraphrase of the last two lines?
Answer
Selection 1:
The sun is sometimes too hot or dim.
Selection 2:
Beauty eventually fades.

Question

Read the second quatrain of the sonnet, and then answer the questions below. What is the best paraphrase of the first two lines? What is the best paraphrase of the last two lines?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The sun is sometimes too hot or dim.; Selection 1: The sun is sometimes too hot or dim.; Selection 2: Beauty eventually fades.

Characterization, Theme, and Irony in "The Gift of the Magi"

Read the second quatrain of the sonnet, and then answer the questions below. What is the best paraphrase of the first two lines? What is the best paraphrase of the last two lines?

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