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Give the substance of Sonnet 18 by Shakespeare.
Give the substance of Sonnet 18 by Shakespeare.
Discuss the central idea of the poem, 'Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?.
Discuss the central idea of the poem, 'Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?.
Discuss the appropriateness of the title of Shakespeare's Sonnet 18.
Discuss the appropriateness of the title of Shakespeare's Sonnet 18.
"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"-Who makes the comparison? Who is compared to a summer's day'? What are the blemishes of summer?
"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"-Who makes the comparison? Who is compared to a summer's day'? What are the blemishes of summer?
"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day"-Whom does the poet compare his friend to? What are the qualities that make the person superior to summer?
"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day"-Whom does the poet compare his friend to? What are the qualities that make the person superior to summer?
"Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimmed;" What is the figure of speech used in 'eye of heaven'? What makes the dim? What does the poet imply in the above lines?
"Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimmed;" What is the figure of speech used in 'eye of heaven'? What makes the dim? What does the poet imply in the above lines?
"And every fair from fair sometime declines"-From which poem is the line quoted? Who is the poet? Briefly explain the meaning of the quoted line. How does the poet promise to immortalize his friend's beauty?
"And every fair from fair sometime declines"-From which poem is the line quoted? Who is the poet? Briefly explain the meaning of the quoted line. How does the poet promise to immortalize his friend's beauty?
"By chance, or nature's changing course untrimmed."-What makes Shakespeare mention 'nature's changing course'? Discuss.
"By chance, or nature's changing course untrimmed."-What makes Shakespeare mention 'nature's changing course'? Discuss.
"But thy eternal summer shall not fade / Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st;" Whose 'eternal summer' is being referred to here? What does 'eternal summer' mean? What conclusion does the poet draw at the end of the poem?
"But thy eternal summer shall not fade / Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st;" Whose 'eternal summer' is being referred to here? What does 'eternal summer' mean? What conclusion does the poet draw at the end of the poem?
"Nor shall death brag thou wand'rest in his shade, / When in eternal lines to time thou grow' st,"—Who is the poet? Who is the 'thou' here? What shall death not be able to brag about and why?
"Nor shall death brag thou wand'rest in his shade, / When in eternal lines to time thou grow' st,"—Who is the poet? Who is the 'thou' here? What shall death not be able to brag about and why?
"So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, / So long lives this, and this gives life to three."-From where have the lines been taken? How does the speaker immortalise his friend?
"So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, / So long lives this, and this gives life to three."-From where have the lines been taken? How does the speaker immortalise his friend?
"... and this gives life to thee."-What does this' refer to? Who is referred to by 'thee'? How does this' give life?
"... and this gives life to thee."-What does this' refer to? Who is referred to by 'thee'? How does this' give life?
What does the poet say about summer in the sonnet "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" How is the poet's young friend different from a summer's day?
What does the poet say about summer in the sonnet "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" How is the poet's young friend different from a summer's day?
Discuss why Shakespeare has called his friend more temperate than the summer season.
Discuss why Shakespeare has called his friend more temperate than the summer season.
What do the rough winds do? What do you understand by the phrase 'summer's lease'? Mention the deficiencies of the summer season.
What do the rough winds do? What do you understand by the phrase 'summer's lease'? Mention the deficiencies of the summer season.
What type of poem is 'Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Who is the poet? Whom does the poet speak of? What does the poet say about the person spoken of?
What type of poem is 'Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Who is the poet? Whom does the poet speak of? What does the poet say about the person spoken of?
What does summer stand for in Sonnet 18? What prompts the poet to remark 'And every fair from fair sometime declines'?
What does summer stand for in Sonnet 18? What prompts the poet to remark 'And every fair from fair sometime declines'?
In the opening stanza, how does the poet celebrate the superiority of the youth's beauty through similes?
In the opening stanza, how does the poet celebrate the superiority of the youth's beauty through similes?
Explain how Shakespeare has logically concluded that death shall not be able to conquer the beauty of the youth.
Explain how Shakespeare has logically concluded that death shall not be able to conquer the beauty of the youth.
How does Shakespeare compare the beauty of his friend to that of a summer's day in Sonnet 18?
How does Shakespeare compare the beauty of his friend to that of a summer's day in Sonnet 18?
How does Shakespeare immortalise his friend's beauty?
How does Shakespeare immortalise his friend's beauty?
Why does the poet think that a comparison between the beloved youth and summer would be inappropriate?
Why does the poet think that a comparison between the beloved youth and summer would be inappropriate?
State the arguments in the octave and the sestet.
State the arguments in the octave and the sestet.
What images of summer do we find in the poem "Shall I Compare Thee to a summer's day?"
What images of summer do we find in the poem "Shall I Compare Thee to a summer's day?"
Discuss the time versus love conflict as presented by Shakespeare in his poem, 'Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?'.
Discuss the time versus love conflict as presented by Shakespeare in his poem, 'Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?'.
Comment on Shakespeare's use of imagery in Sonnet No. 18.
Comment on Shakespeare's use of imagery in Sonnet No. 18.
How has Shakespeare celebrated masculine beauty, in the poem, "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?”
How has Shakespeare celebrated masculine beauty, in the poem, "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?”
Comment on the last two lines of the sonnet.
Comment on the last two lines of the sonnet.
"The theme of mutability is a well-marked aspect of the Shakespearean sonnets." Discuss with reference to the Sonnet No. 18.
"The theme of mutability is a well-marked aspect of the Shakespearean sonnets." Discuss with reference to the Sonnet No. 18.
How does Shakespeare present the triumph of poetry over mortality in 'Sonnet No. 18'?
How does Shakespeare present the triumph of poetry over mortality in 'Sonnet No. 18'?
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