Rhyme Scheme and Rhythm in a Sonnet by William Shakespeare
Question 1 • (OC27) ENG 4-1001400-S2-VRobinson-VOL7006P
Owen is writing about the central ideas in "Sonnet 18” by William Shakespeare.But thy eternal summer shall not fade,Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st,Nor shall death brag thou wander'st in his shade,When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st, So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
Answer
A
The author’s loved one will overcome physical death and summer is eternal.
B
Attraction, love, and mild summer days are all fleeting and soon disappear.
C
Beauty is not defined by the outward appearance, but by the character inside.
D
The author’s loved one will always remain beautiful in the lines of this poem.
Explanation
The speaker says the beloved’s beauty will not fade and that death will not claim them because they will live on in the poem’s “eternal lines.” The poem preserves the beloved’s beauty for as long as people read it, so the best answer is “The author’s loved one will always remain beautiful in the lines of this poem.”
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