Sonnet XVIII: Shall I Compare Thee (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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Central argument of Sonnet XVIII
Central argument of Sonnet XVIII
Poetry can preserve beauty and love eternally
Four major themes in Sonnet XVIII
Four major themes in Sonnet XVIII
Love, mortality, passage of time, power of art
Opening line of Sonnet XVIII
Opening line of Sonnet XVIII
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Meaning of 'temperate' in sonnet
Meaning of 'temperate' in sonnet
Balanced and gentle
'Lease' metaphor for summer suggests
'Lease' metaphor for summer suggests
Summer is borrowed time that must end
'Eye of heaven' refers to
'Eye of heaven' refers to
The sun
Word signalling the volta in line 9
Word signalling the volta in line 9
But
'Eternal summer' represents
'Eternal summer' represents
The beloved's unchanging beauty
'Eternal lines' refers to
'Eternal lines' refers to
The verses of the sonnet itself
Main idea of final couplet
Main idea of final couplet
Poetry preserves beauty as long as people exist to read it
Shakespearean sonnet structure
Shakespearean sonnet structure
14 lines, iambic pentameter, 3 quatrains + couplet
Rhyme scheme of Shakespearean sonnet
Rhyme scheme of Shakespearean sonnet
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
Why is Sonnet XVIII meta-poetic?
Why is Sonnet XVIII meta-poetic?
Reflects on its own ability to preserve what it describes
Shakespeare's lifespan
Shakespeare's lifespan
1564-1616
Key personifications in Sonnet XVIII
Key personifications in Sonnet XVIII
Death brags, sun is 'eye of heaven'