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write a critical appreciation of sonnet 18 in 300 words​

Answer 1

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Sonnet 18 is one of the best sonnets. It's fourteen line are divided into 3 quatrains followed by a couplet. The rhyme scheme of the poem is “abab cdcd efef gg”. The first two quatrains present the theme of variability and the third quatrain opposes it by declaring immortality.

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Answer 2

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Sonnet 18 is the 18th lyrical sonnet of a long sequence of 154 sonnets written by William Shakespeare. The poem is one of the best sonnet of Shakespeare. It is also named after the 1st line “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day?” This beautiful poem is all about fair youth and eternal love for a dear friend. Here the William Shakespeare creates a contrast between summer’s day and his friend and argues that his friend is better. Critics guesses that perhaps Sonnet 18 is written for Earl of Southampton.