Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day? – Shakespeare 1. (a)Does this poem reflect your personal views on love? Explain.(b)Do you think that a poem would make a good token of affection? Why or why...

Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day? – Shakespeare
1. (a)Does this poem reflect your personal views on love? Explain.(b)Do you think that a poem would make a good token of affection? Why or why not?2. (a)Who might the speaker of this poem be?(b)In your opinion, who is the speaker addressing? Use details from the poem to support your answers.3. (a)What two things is the speaker comparing?(b)Which one does the speaker consider to be superior? How do you know this?4. (a)According to the speaker, why will the subject of the poem have a summer that is eternal?(b)What might this tell you about the poet’s reason for writing the poem?5. (a)In your opinion, will the speaker’s love ever fade? Explain.(b)If the speaker’s love fades, will the subject’s beauty fade along with the speaker’s love? Explain your reasoning.6. This poem is generally considered a powerful and fervently romantic love poem. How does this poem also connect to nature and everyday occurrences?7. The speaker asserts that his sonnet will make his lover immortal. What art forms today can make their subjects immortal?