1. Shakespearean Sonnets
... her attitude. Another sonnet of Shakespeare's in which subjectivity prevails is number eighteen. The speaker of the poem opens with a question that is addressed to his beloved, "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" (ll. 1). It is during this time when the flowers are blooming, trees are full of leaves ... time here needs to be longer, as eventually "every fair from fair sometime declines" (ll. 7). The final portion of the sonnet tells how Shakespeare's beloved differs from the summer in various respects. Her beauty will be one that lasts forever, "Thy eternal summer shall not fade....
- Word Count: 3329
- Approx Pages: 13
- Grade Level: High School