E/ENGL 1024 English Literature
Why doesn’t the poet like to compare his lover to
the Summer’s Day? Discuss with reference to the poem, “Shall I compare thee to
a Summer’s Day?”
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40 words
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Body-1 extract-60 words
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Body-2 extract-60 words
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Body-3 extract-60 words
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C onclusion-30- words
Total 250 words
Introduction
Nadeera
The
sonnet-18, “Shall I compare thee to a summer's day was written by
William Shakespeare (1564-1616). It is absolutely a love poem. In this poem, the poet deals with love.
Thanuja
"Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day" is a poem,
which is written by William Shakespeare. This poem can be considered as a
sonnet because it has 14 lines. In the
poem, Shakespeare asks whether he should compare a lover to a summer’s day by
describing the summer season.
William Shakespeare composed the sonnet 18,
" Shall I Compare Thee to a summer’s Day? .He draws the readers’ attention
towards his beloved lover. Throughout the poem, the speaker attempts to create
a vivid comparison between the lover and the summer.
Prabodhani
The famous poem, “Shall l compare thee to
Summer's day" is written by the well-known poet, William Shakespeare.
Through this poem, he addresses his lover and tries to compare his beloved
lover to the summer’s day.
