Question

some glory in their birth, some in their skill some in their wealth, some in their bodys force; some in their garments, though new - fangled ill; some in their hawks and hounds, some in their horse; and every humour hath his adjunct pleasure, wherein it finds a joy above the rest: but these particulars are not my measure; all these i better in one general best. - \sonnet 91,\ william shakespeare what is the central idea of the second quatrain of \sonnet 91\? the speaker thinks that other peoples joys are illogical. the speaker finds joy in many different types of things. different people like different things, but only one thing makes the speaker happy. different types of people can all find enjoyment in the same thing.

Explanation:

The second quatrain first lists the various things different people take joy in - birth, skill, wealth, etc. Then the speaker says these are not what bring them joy, and they have a single general best thing that makes them happy.

Answer:

C. Different people like different things, but only one thing makes the speaker happy.