Homework Help: Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 (SHALL I COMPARE THEE TO A SUMMER'S DAY?)

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In this video I'm talking about Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare (also called "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"). You can listen to the poem for class, or go straight to the line-by-line breakdown for a full analysis. To learn more about the format and rules of the sonnets, check out my video on the basics:    • Homework Help: Basic Rules of Shakesp...  

READ THROUGH 0:50
ANALYSIS
Theme 1:36
Lines 1-4 2:21
Lines 5-8 3:38
Lines 9-12 5:03
Lines 13-14 6:09

Hope that helps! If you have questions or you were interested in a different story or author, let me know in the comments and I'll see what I can do. Good luck!

Shakespeare, William. "Sonnet 18." The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Gramercy Books, 1975, pp. 1194.

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