Shakespeare's Sonnet 18
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William Shakespeare was born to John and Mary Shakespeare of
Stratford, both prosperous and respected people of the town. It is highly
probable that William went to a grammar school in Stratford that belonged
to citizens of the town. There he studied Latin Literature writers. Many
feel that this ....
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.... and his long absence from London (World Book Encyclopedia)
Sonnets are the most famous of Shakespeare’s works. Sonnets are
lyric poems made up of fourteen lines and sound more like a song without
musical instruments than a poem. Sonnet 18 is one of the most admired of
his collection. It is a beautiful romantic love poem written to compare
summer to his love’s beauty. A beautiful piece of imagery is used in
lines1-3: “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou are more lovely ....
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