Here is a set of MCQs with answers from Shakespeare's sonnet Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?: 1. What is the theme of the poem Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?? a) The beauty of nature b) The permanence of poetry c) The inevitability of aging d) The fleeting nature of love Answer: b) The permanence of poetry 2. How does the speaker describe the subject’s beauty...

 Long/ broad/ descriptive Suggestive Questions and Answers from 'Shall I Compare Thee' for West Bengal Board Class Xii students.  Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day? 1) "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?...all too short a date"- Explain.Ans:- These lines have been taken from " Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?" written by William Shakespeare. The poet...

This line occurs in Shakespeare's sonnet No. 18. The poet here emphasizes the transitoriness of all living object of Nature.       The poet means the beauty of every beautiful person or object decreases with time. No beautiful thing has a permanent lease of life. It is the law of Nature. The enduring charms of everything are sure to decline someday or other. Nothing...

This line is taken from 'Shall I Compare Thee' written by William Shakespeare. The poet here boldly affirms the perpetual continuity of his friend's summer despite the ravages wrecked by time.    The 'eternal summer' of the poet's friend who is 'the world's fresh ornament' is referred to here.      Here 'eternal summer' means the youthful beauty which is...