Question

forming an opinion
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
how would you categorize this text?
□ lyrics
□ poetry
□ both

Explanation:

The provided text is Shakespeare's "Sonnet 18", which is a classic example of poetry. Lyrics typically refer to words set to music, and this text is a standalone poetic work, not written as song lyrics.

Answer:

poetry