Who wrote this famous line: 'Shall I compare thee to a summer's day/ Thou art more lovely and more temperate' ?
Correct answer: D. Shakespeare
- A. TS Eliot
- B. Lord Tennyson
- C. Charlotte Bronte
- D. Shakespeare
Explanation
These are the opening lines of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18, one of his best-known poems. The comparison develops the idea that poetry can preserve beauty more enduringly than a summer day.
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