Sonnet 18

Shakespears

1. SONNET 18 BY William shakespeare

2. Sonnet 18 – Q1 Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease hath all too short a date:

3. Sonnet 18 – Q2 Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimm’d ; And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance or nature’s changing course untrimm’d ;

4. Sonnet 18 – Q3 But thy eternal summer shall not fade Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest ; Nor shall Death brag thou wander’st in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou growest :

5. Sonnet 18 – Couplet So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this and this gives life to thee.

6. New Vocabulary Constant, unchanging Temperate You Thou New flowers, ניצנים Buds Your Thy תקופת חכירה, שכירות Lease You Thee Skin color, חזות Complexion Are Art Light and beautiful Fair Have, possess Owest Loses its value or worth Declines Has Hath

7. Vocabulary Practice You have to renew your __________ on the house if you wish to stay here for another year. My sister’s _______________ is very light. In fact, one might even call it _________. My dog is quite gentle and has a ___________ nature. New Words temperate lease complexion decline buds fair

8. Vocabulary Practice In times of recession, the value of one’s property may ______________. In the springtime, it is not uncommon to see new ____________ making their way onto the ground. New Words temperate lease complexion decline buds fair

9. Literary Terms Metaphor – A metaphor is an image or word picture that describes one thing by comparing it to something else, or in terms of something else, without the use of ‘as’ or ‘like’. In essence, it endows one thing with qualities of another that it compares it to. For example, “my love is a flower in bloom”. A conceit is an extended metaphor. Name two metaphors used in Sonnet 18 and use them in context.

10. Discussion Why does the speaker say his beloved will achieve immortality? Describe the main theme of the sonnet. What is the connection between the beloved’s “eternal summer” (line 9) and the “eternal lines” (line 12) of the poem? What do the last six lines say about poetry and art? Explain the last two lines of the sonnet. What is Shakespeare implying about the sonnet? Is he making a general statement or referring to himself?

11. Or so they say… “The remarkable thing about Shakespeare is that he really is very good – in spite of all the people who say he’s very good.” - Robert Graves 1895-1985 Is it relevant to study Shakespeare today? http://mentalfloss.com/article/48657/20-words-we-owe-william-shakespeare

12. Structure of the Shakespeare Sonnet Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimm'd ; And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd ; But thy eternal summer shall not fade Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest ; Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou growest : So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this and this gives life to thee Three quatrains (4 lines) in which a theory about the lover is presented through conceits and similes.

13. Structure of the Shakespeare Sonnet Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimm'd ; And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd ; But thy eternal summer shall not fade Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest ; Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou growest : So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this and this gives life to thee Three quatrains (4 lines) in which a theory about the lover is presented through conceits and similes.

14. Structure of the Shakespeare Sonnet Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimm'd ; And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd ; But thy eternal summer shall not fade Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest ; Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou growest : So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this and this gives life to thee. Three quatrains (4 lines) in which a theory about the lover is presented through conceits and similes.

15. Structure of the Shakespeare Sonnet Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimm'd ; And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd ; But thy eternal summer shall not fade Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest ; Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou growest : So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this and this gives life to thee. Three quatrains (4 lines) in which a theory about the lover is presented through conceits and similes.

16. Structure of the Shakespeare Sonnet Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimm'd ; And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd ; But thy eternal summer shall not fade Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest ; Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou growest : So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this and this gives life to thee. One couplet (2 lines) in which a conclusion is presented or the author has a revelation. Usually, the claim in the couplet will contradict what is said in the quatrains. This is called an antithesis.

17. Rhyme Scheme and Meter Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimm'd ; And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd ; But thy eternal summer shall not fade Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest ; Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou growest : So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this and this gives life to thee. Rhyme Scheme A, B, A, B C, D, C, D E, F, E, F G,G

18. Rhyme Scheme and Meter Shall I compare thee to a summer's day ? Thou art more lovely and more temperate : Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May , And summer's lease hath all too short a date : Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines , And often is his gold complexion dimm'd ; And every fair from fair sometime declines , By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd ; But thy eternal summer shall not fade Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest ; Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade , When in eternal lines to time thou growest : So long as men can breathe or eyes can see , So long lives this and this gives life to thee . Rhyme Scheme A , B , A , B C , D , C , D E , F , E , F G,G

19. Rhyme Scheme and Meter Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimm'd ; And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd ; But thy eternal summer shall not fade Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest ; Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou growest : So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this and this gives life to thee. Meter: Iambic Pentameter 10 syllables per line Ba dum ba dum ba dum ba dum ba dum