"Shall I compare thee..." by William Shakespeare

Question 1

theme

Answer 1

• lasting in love - possible meaning
• • people are as good as we make them
• • beauty is in the eye of the beholder

Question 2

summer

Answer 2

metaphor for a person that the author has a relationship with

Question 3

sonnet

Answer 3

sonnet with an octave that poses a question followed by a sestet which answers the question

Question 4

as much about the speaker as it is the subject

Answer 4

“when in eternal liens to time though grow’st” might refer to the liens in this poem which are making the subject of the poem greater than he/she already is

Question 5

feeling or experience is the author exploring

Answer 5

how can a person who is

Question 6

“eternal” draws contrast with

Answer 6

nature’s changing course

Question 7

“eye of heaven”

Answer 7

sun

Question 8

“too hot” and “rough winds”

Answer 8

both summer and the subject of

Question 9

thinks his subject is _____ summer

Answer 9

better than

Question 10

subject

Answer 10

lovely and temperate

Question 11

“but” indicates a __ in the speakers thinking

Answer 11

shift

Question 12

temperate

Answer 12

mild

Question 13

“thou art more lovely and more temperate”

Answer 13

the speaker is comparing the

Question 14

“and summer’s lease hath all to short a date…”

Answer 14

the speaker is listing things

Question 15

message

Answer 15

your memory will live as long

Question 16

“lines” in line 12

Answer 16

poetry

Question 17

his subject to a summer’s day gives the relationship a _______ connotation

Answer 17

positive