Question

read these lines from shakespeares \sonnet 100.\ rise, resty muse, my loves sweet face survey, if time have any wrinkle graven there; if any, be a satire to decay, and make times spoils despised every where. give my love fame faster than time wastes life; so thou preventst his scythe and crooked knife. based on context clues, what is the meaning of graven in these lines? carved removed hating decaying

Explanation:

To determine the meaning of "graven", we analyze the context. The line "If Time have any wrinkle graven there" refers to Time creating wrinkles on the love's face. "Carved" fits as wrinkles can be thought of as being etched or carved by Time. "Removed" is opposite, "hating" is irrelevant, and "decaying" doesn't match the action of creating wrinkles.

Answer:

A. carved