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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Rhyme Scheme and Rhythm in a Sonnet by William Shakespeare

Question 8 • GA-Literature and Composition I

What is the central idea of the first quatrain?

Answer
A
Like summer, romance is beautiful but short-lived.
B
Beautiful weather makes people fall in love.
C
The speaker’s beloved is more beautiful than a summer day.
D
Even rough winds cannot detract from the beauty of summer.

Explanation

The speaker asks whether to compare the beloved to a summer day, then says the beloved is “more lovely and more temperate.” The quatrain also notes that summer can be disturbed by rough winds and does not last long, emphasizing that the beloved surpasses it. So the central idea is that the speaker’s beloved is more beautiful than a summer day.

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