Shall I Compare Thee?- Brief Questions

   Shall I Compare Thee? -William Shakespeare

  Brief Questions  

1. # What kind of poem is a sonnet? Ans: A sonnet is a kind of Lyric Poem.
2. # To whom is the Sonnet-18 by Shakespeare Addressed?Ans. The sonnet is addressed to a handsome young man whom Shakespeare loved very much,
3. # Who is the handsome young man to whom Sonnet-18 addressed?Ans. It is doubtful. This handsome young man is, perhaps, Shakespeare's dear friend, the Earl of Southampton or William Herbert, the Earl of Pembroke. But some critics think that it is Shakespeare himself and the beauty of his creative mind are the subjects of his sonnets
4. .#. What does Shakespeare praise in Sonnet-18? Ans. In the sonnet, Shakespeare praises the beauty of his dear friend
5. .# What kind of doubt is stated in the first line of the sonnet?Ans. The doubt is whether Shakespeare will compare his friend to a summer's day or not.
6. # Does Shakespeare compare his friend to a summers day? Why?Ans. No. Shakespeare does not compare his friend to a summer's day because he possesses more beauty than that of the summer's day.
7. # How is a day in summer in Britain?Ans. A day in summer in Britain is bright, charming and comfortable.# 
8. How is the beauty of the lovely buds of May damaged?Or,How were the morning buds on May damaged? [NU. 2011]Ans. The beauty of the lovely buds of May is damaged by being tossed by the rough winds of the summer.
9. # What do you mean by the "summer's lease"?Ans. "Summer's lease" means the duration of the summer.# 
10. What does the eye of heaven mean?Ans: The eye of Heaven means the Sun.