By William Shakespeare Sonnet 14 lines 1 Thoughts The object of his affection is more perfect than even the most perfect summer day Nothing can take her beauty away The poem is an ode to her ID: 740325
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“Shall I compare thee…”
By: William Shakespeare
Sonnet = 14 linesSlide2
#1) Thoughts?
The object of his affection is more perfect than even the most perfect summer day.
Nothing can take her beauty away
The poem is an ode to her.
???Slide3
#2) What extravagant claim is made at the start of this poem?
Line 1: “Shall I
compare thee
to a summer’s day?”
The object of his affection can be compared to a beautiful summer day.Slide4
#3) Why does Shakespeare then say he refutes the claim?
Line 2: “Thou art
more lovely
and
more temperate
.”
The speaker says that she is MORE lovely than a summer’s day.Slide5
#4) What image does Shakespeare use to demonstrate that summer weather is unpredictable?
Line 3: “
Rough winds do shake
the darling buds of May”
Line 3 uses the image of rough winds shaking something that is pretty and new. This image reflects the “life storms” that can come our way, and how quickly beauty can change
.Slide6
#5) What is the “eye of heaven”, and why is it not constant or trustworthy?
Line 5: “Sometime too hot the
eye of heaven
shines”
“Eye of heaven” = the sun
It’s not trustworthy because it can get too hot
Sometimes a crush can become “too hot to handle”Slide7
#6) According to lines 7-8,what might happen to any kind of beauty?
Lines 7-8: “And often is his gold complexion
dimmed
; And every fair from fair sometime
declines
.”
Clouds can get in the way.
Symbolically, this means that beauty can fade. With age one may not be viewed as quite as “beautiful” or “hot” anymore.Slide8
#7) In lines 9-12, what does the speaker claim will never happen to his lover?
Lines 9-12: “But thy eternal summer
shall not fade
,
Nor lose possession
of that fair thou
ow’st
,
Nor shall Death brag
though
wand’rest
in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou
grow’st
:”
She will never lose her beauty.
Old age/ death will not take her away.Slide9
#8) personification:
Line 11: “Nor shall
Death brag
though
wand’rest
in his shade”
Death is given humanlike characteristics by use of the verb “brag”, something that humans can do.Slide10
#9) How has he answered the question of finding an appropriate simile or metaphor to describe the person he loves?
The speaker has not found an appropriate comparison. He says that all normal comparisons are not good enough for his love.Slide11
#10) final couplet (2 lines):
- What does it mean?
- What does “This” refer to?
Lines 13-14: “So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long live
this
, and
this
gives life to thee.”
Summary: As long as people are alive, this sonnet will serve as a tribute to my love.
This = this poem, tribute Slide12
#11) What is the overall tone of the poem?
Tone = Speaker’s attitude toward the subject of the writing
Positive/ Negative?? Definitely
positive
!
Now, how so, specifically??
Appreciative, Reverent, Dreamy, ???