ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Shakespeare uses several examples from nature. What is one?
A
eyes
B
sun
C
ocean
D
trees
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Shakespeare personifies the sun, calling it “the eye of heaven” with “his gold complexion dimmed” – the sun’s complexion dimmed in comparison to the beloved’s.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sonnet 130: My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun; Coral is far more red than her lips’ red; If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun; If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.

Detailed explanation-3: -Shakespeare’s sonnets are composed of 14 lines, and most are divided into three quatrains and a final, concluding couplet, rhyming abab cdcd efef gg. This sonnet form and rhyme scheme is known as the ‘English’ sonnet.

Detailed explanation-4: -#3: “That Time Of Year Thou Mayest In Me Behold” by William Shakespeare (Shakespearean Sonnet) Upon those boughs which shake against the cold, Bare ruin’d choirs, where late the sweet birds sang.

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