Question

language, tone, and imagery. if you come across unfamiliar terms, highlight them and try to deduce their meanings from the context or with the help of a google search. two sentences minimum per question, including one topic sentence (example for this question: \what is your favorite flavor of ice-cream?\ \my favorite flavor of ice-cream is _ because _.\).

comprehension:

1. what is the main theme of the sonnet?

1. to what does the poet compare the person addressed in the poem? why might he have chosen this comparison?

1. what are some of the reasons the poet provides for why the person is superior to a summers day?

vocabulary and language:

1. identify and define the following terms from the poem. note that their meanings in the poem may

Explanation:

Answer:

1. The main theme of the sonnet is the preservation of youth, beauty, and love through the eternalizing power of poetry.
2. The poet compares the beloved to a summer's day. He likely chose this comparison because summer represents the peak of natural beauty and warmth, providing a vivid standard to show that the beloved's beauty is even more perfect and enduring.
3. The beloved is "more lovely and more temperate" than summer. Furthermore, summer is too short, its sun can be too hot or dimmed by clouds, and its beauty eventually fades, whereas the beloved's beauty is eternal.