FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
EDMUND SPENSER
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his coffin
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his verse
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his house
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -b) How does the poet immortalize his beloved? The poet immortalizes his beloved by stating that his beloved shall live forever in this sonnet and in the eyes of posterity. Also she will wear out this world till the judgment day and outlive it.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Immortalizing Power of Poetry The poem’s speaker wants his beloved to be remembered forever, even as she argues that such notions are vain and pointless; she’s a human being, and as such her name and memory will one day disappear along with her mortal body.
Detailed explanation-3: -Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 starts with a flattering question to the dear one-“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” But then he himself feels the comparison to be inappropriate. The poet finds his friend’s beauty more charming and lasting than a summer’s day.
Detailed explanation-4: -Why does the speaker in Sonnet 75 tell his beloved that their “love shall live"? The speakers thinks that he will immortalize their love by allowing future generations to read about it. The speakers thinks that she will immortalize their love by allowing future generations to read about it.