What line of the poem shall I compare thee to a summer's day is comparing the warmth of the person to the summer day?

Answer 1

Sonnet 18 by Shakespeare is also frequently called "Shall I compare thee to a summer day". This sonnet does not have similes in it--it is a metaphor. A simile is when you compare one thing to another using "as" or "like" (The room was as hot as the sun). In sonnet 18 the narrator describes a summer day but is actually talking about all the ways in which the object of the sonnet is pleasing to him.

Answer 2

The line "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" is comparing the beauty and radiant warmth of the person to that of a beautiful summer day. It suggests that the person's beauty and qualities are as enduring and delightful as a perfect summer day.

Answer 3

This sonnet (Sonnet 18) does not compare the "warmth of the person" to a summer's day. The speaker's focus is on the beauty of the person in question.

In this Shakespearean sonnet , the speaker asks the question "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" and goes on to answer his question. He concludes that the subject of the poem is "more lovely and more temperate" than a summer day. The speaker then lists several reasons why she shouldn't be compared to a summer day. He reasons that sometimes the month of May has rough winds and that summer is too short. He says that sometimes the sun is too hot and at other times the sun is hidden by clouds. The speaker also says that nature can destroy that which is "fair" and beautiful because it can't be controlled.

But in comparison, the subject of the poem's "eternal summer" will not go away nor lose its beauty. Even death cannot brag about her passing, because the sonnet itself gives her immortality. As long as anyone can read the poem about her, she and her beauty live on.