"Shall I compare Thee" by Jacob Ferris

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ALIzaidiBEAST — 2015-02-27 02:04:41 UTC

ALIzaidiBEAST — 2015-02-27 02:05:57 UTC

Shakespearean Sonnet: 14 Lines with 3 quatrains and a couplet.

ALIzaidiBEAST — 2015-02-27 02:08:00 UTC

Iambic pentameter, Rhyme Scheme A, B, A, B, C, D, C, D, B, E, F, E, F, G, G.

ALIzaidiBEAST — 2015-02-27 02:10:52 UTC

The speaker is a male, which we can infer by the language in the poem, and he thinks highly of the person to which he is speaking.

ALIzaidiBEAST — 2015-02-27 02:12:00 UTC

The sun is symbolized as the "Eye of Heaven", and the poem symbolizes the woman's love and life.

ALIzaidiBEAST — 2015-02-27 02:13:17 UTC

The man is talking to a woman, whom he is expressing his feelings for through the sonnet.

ALIzaidiBEAST — 2015-02-27 02:14:04 UTC

The theme of the poem is that love lasts even past death.

ALIzaidiBEAST — 2015-02-27 02:14:51 UTC

He paints the picture of the woman in our heads by comparing her the the beauty and tranquility of a Summer's day.

ALIzaidiBEAST — 2015-02-27 02:16:13 UTC

He is comparing the woman and a summer's day, and he calls the sun to the "Eye of Heaven"

ALIzaidiBEAST — 2015-02-27 02:17:02 UTC

The tone is positive, as it is a love poem, and the speaker speaks lovingly to the person to whom he is speaking.

ALIzaidiBEAST — 2015-02-27 02:20:31 UTC

The title is basically describing what the poem is about, because it is about the man comparing a womans beauty to a beautiful Summer's day.

ALIzaidiBEAST — 2015-02-27 02:24:33 UTC

This sonnet is quoted a lot even in modern times, and Shakespeare was one of the best writers when it came to manipulating language.

ALIzaidiBEAST — 2015-02-27 02:26:03 UTC

Many people still read an interpret this poem's meaning, including high school students. It also is a well known and pretty frequently quoted poem.

ALIzaidiBEAST — 2015-02-27 02:28:29 UTC

ALIzaidiBEAST — 2015-02-27 02:29:51 UTC