Question

critical skills practice for love sonnets
directions: read the passage then answer the question below.
\i love thee not for beautys fleeting face,
nor for the praise that fickle crowds bestow.
i love thee for the light no time can chase,
a quiet truth the passing years will show.\
question: which best states the theme of this passage?
true love is based on eternal qualities, not superficial appearances.
love is only valuable when praised by others.
time destroys both love and truth.
physical beauty is the only measure of affection

Explanation:

The poem says the speaker doesn't love for beauty (superficial) or praise (fickle). They love for an eternal "light" (quality) that time won't erase. So the theme is about true love based on eternal qualities, not surface - level things.

Answer:

True love is based on eternal qualities, not superficial appearances.