Some readers feel that Shakespeare, in this sonnet, was paying greater tribute to his poetry than to his love. According to the speaker, what will keep his beloveds “eternal summer” from fading? His poems will keep her beauty from fading.ģ. Which aspects of a summer day are used in this comparison with the beloved? Are any of them favorable? Pretty, warm, sunny, lovely which are all favorable.

focuses on how he will always remember his loves even when they are gone.

“the time of year…when yellow leaves or none or few do hang.”.

A lot of Shakespeare's sonnets contain.

Scansion Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate:Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,And summer's lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,And often is his gold complexion dimm'd And every fair from fair sometime declines,By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd But thy eternal summer shall not fadeNor lose possession of that fair thou owest Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade,When in eternal lines to time thou growest: So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,So long lives this and this gives life to thee. Shakespeare believes that through poetry, her beauty will be immortal. Also, it portrays that death will not kill her beauty.

the theme does not change and there is no ‘turn’ in any part of the poem.Įvidence Theme Line 9 “But thy eternal summer shall not fade” Line 13-14 “So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this and this gives life to thee.” Line 12 “When in eternal lines to time thou growest.” There are many themes throughout this sonnet but the main idea is that her beauty will not ever change.

his opinion is consistent throughout the poem.the entire poem discusses how her beauty will not fade.Summary or Reversal? “So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,So long lives this and this gives life to thee.” Sonnet 18 couplet is a summary

Even when death is approaching, as long as are remembered through this poem, your beauty will never die.Īnalysis of Literary Devices Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate:Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,And summer's lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,And often is his gold complexion dimm'd And every fair from fair sometime declines,By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd But thy eternal summer shall not fadeNor lose possession of that fair thou owest Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade,When in eternal lines to time thou growest: So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,So long lives this and this gives life to thee. You are so pretty that death wont want you or brag about having you. Usually things change, but you will not you will always be beautiful.

It’s a shame the season is changing because summer is so pretty. The sun is sometimes too hot, even when it’s cloudy. The flower buds from May start to bloom, but summer will end too soon. Paraphrase Should I compare you to a day in summer? You’re even prettier and warmer than a summer day. Sonnet 18 “Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate:Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,And summer's lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,And often is his gold complexion dimm'd And every fair from fair sometime declines,By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd But thy eternal summer shall not fadeNor lose possession of that fair thou owest Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade,When in eternal lines to time thou growest: So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,So long lives this and this gives life to thee.” Sonnet 18 Dana Gallo Ashley Gresko Emily Price

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