Question

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
—\sonnet 18,\
william shakespeare
in the first quatrain, the speaker is comparing
○ summer and winter.
○ his beloved and a summer day.
○ spring flowers and the wind.
○ a date and a summer day.

Explanation:

The first quatrain of Shakespeare's "Sonnet 18" opens with the direct question "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" and follows by stating the beloved is "more lovely and more temperate" than this day, making the clear comparison between the speaker's beloved and a summer day. The other options do not match the text's explicit focus.

Answer:

○ his beloved and a summer day.