Shakespeare’s Sonnets 18 and 29

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Reread lines 13-14. What will allow the subject of the poem

Reread lines 13-14. What will allow the subject of the poem

to become immortal? How does this couplet sum up the meaning of the poem?
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The subject of the poem will be immortal because people will

The subject of the poem will be immortal because people will

read the poem long after the subject has died. According to the couplet, the poem gives life to the subject.
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What emotions does the speaker convey in lines 11 and 12?

What emotions does the speaker convey in lines 11 and 12?

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The speaker conveys emotions of joy and delight; emotions of positivity and hope.

The speaker conveys emotions of joy and delight; emotions of positivity

and hope.
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Reread lines 13 and 14. What way is this couplet related

Reread lines 13 and 14. What way is this couplet related to

the poem’s second quatrain? (Couplet : a unit of 2 lines) (Quatrain: a unit of 4 lines) (a sonnet is made of 3 quatrains and 1 couplet)
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The speaker says that he sometimes envies others. But when he

The speaker says that he sometimes envies others. But when he

thinks of his beloved’s love, he feels so rich that he would not change places with kings. In other words, his envy is gone.
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The main theme of sonnet 18 The power of the speaker’s

The main theme of sonnet 18 The power of the speaker’s poem

to defy time and last forever, carrying the beauty of the beloved down to future generations. The beloved’s “eternal summer” shall not fade precisely because it is embodied in the sonnet: “So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,” the speaker writes in the couplet, “So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.”
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The main theme of sonnet 29 Sonnet 29 shows the poet

The main theme of sonnet 29 Sonnet 29 shows the poet at

his most insecure and troubled. He feels unlucky, shamed, and fiercely jealous of those around him.  But the sonnet ends with a positive affirmation that the poet can combat his anguish with the "sweet love" of his dear friend.