BA 3rd sem opt English questions and answers
a summary on- Sonnet 18 Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day Sonnet 18, also known as "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?", is a poem written by William Shakespeare. It is one of his most famous sonnets and is often considered one of the best love poems in the English language. In the poem, the speaker addresses a person who is the subject of his love and admiration. He wonders if he should compare this person to a summer's day, as the beauty and warmth of summer are often used as symbols of youth and vitality. However, the speaker ultimately decides that the person he loves is more beautiful and enduring than a summer's day. He argues that the person's beauty will not fade with time, unlike the fleeting beauty of summer, and that the person's beauty will be eternal, because it will be preserved in the speaker's poetry. The poem is written in iambic pentameter and follows the traditional sonnet structure of 14 lines with a rhyme scheme of abab c...