FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
EDMUND SPENSER
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He plans to immortalize her name and virtues.
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He plans to immortalize his name and virtues.
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He plans to immortalize her body and soul.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The speaker says that his verse will “eternize” all of his girl’s virtues, and that it will write her name in the heavens, not in the sand. His poetry will be so awesome that it will make her immortal, basically.
Detailed explanation-2: -The speakers thinks that she will immortalize their love by allowing future generations to read about it. The speakers thinks that his poem will immortalize their love by allowing future generations to read about it.
Detailed explanation-3: -“Sonnet 75” is a poem about the power of poetry itself. 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-4: -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-5: -The poet speaks of his trying to immortalize the woman he loves by writing her name in the sand. He tries to challenge nature, or God, by trying to write her name in a place that is only going to disappear each time.