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The secret is in the last two lines.

So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,

So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

The poet, a certain William Shakespeare, has written the Sonnet to a handsome youth of his acquaintance praising his good looks. He finishes the poem by saying that as long as the human race survives, the poem will ensure that the youth is immortalised in print.

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What is the apostrophe of shall not?

shall not in apostroph is shall nt


What is the abbreviation of shall?

The contraction of shall or will is 'll.For examples, I shall or I will can be contracted to I'll, and we shall or we will can be contracted to we'll.


What is the difference between Tere and Teri in Hindi?

In Hindi, the reference to gender and number changes the structure of a word, as in Sanskrit. Hindi words 'Tere' and "Teri' - both stand for 'Yours'. However, if the object being referred to 'yours' is Masculine, Plural it shall be called - 'Tere' and if it is Feminine Singular or Plural it shall be called 'Teri'


What is shall not in apostrophe?

Shall not with an apostrophe is shan't.


Show you an example of a paraphrased poem?

Sonnet 18Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?: Shall I compare you to a summer's day?Thou art more lovely and more temperate: You are more lovely and more constant:Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May: stormy winds shake May flowerAnd summer's lease hath all too short a date: And summer is far too short:Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines: At times the sun is too hot,And often is his gold complexion dimm'd: Or often goes behind the clouds;And every fair from fair sometime declines: And everything beautiful sometime will lose its beauty,By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd: By misfortune or by nature's planned out course.But thy eternal summer shall not fade: But your youth shall not fade,Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest: even death will not take you away from beauty,Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade: Nor will death claim you for his own,When in eternal lines to time thou growest: Because in my eternal verse you will live forever.So long as men can breathe or eyes can see: So long as there are people on this earth,So long lives this and this gives life to thee: So long will this poem live on, making you immortal.

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In shall you compare thee to a summers day Shakespeare claims that the objecty of his sonnet will be immortal because?

Shakespeare claims that the object of his sonnet in , Shall I Compare Thee to a Summers Day, will be immortal because of the written word. His beloved's summer will continue as long as there are people alive to read the sonnet.


How many syllables are in the line shall you compare thee to a summers day?

There are 11 syllables in the line "shall you compare thee to a summer's day."


What is William Shakespeare's best poem?

shall i compare thee to a summers day


What metaphor is in the poem ''shall i compare thee to a summers day?

in compering the warmness of the person to the warmness of summer day


What play is 'shall i compare thee to a summers day' in?

These words are not in a play. "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" is the first line of Shakespeare's sonnet number XVIII (18), officially dedicated to the Dark Lady.


In 'Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day' why does Shakespeare claim that the object of his sonnet will be immortal?

This is the first line of Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare suggests that the memory of beauty will be immortalized in the sonnet. (see related question)


Who wrote shall I compare thee to a summers day?

"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" is a famous sonnet written by William Shakespeare, known for its vivid imagery and themes of love and beauty.


What are Shakespeare's most famous poem?

probably sonnet(poem) 18 "shall i compare thee to a summers day..?" and it was very well known :O


Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer's Day Shakespeare claims that the object of his sonnet will be immortal because?

Shakespeare ensures that the object will be forever in human memory, saved from the oblivion that accompanies death. He achieves this through his verse, believing that, as history writes itself, his object will become one with time. The last lines reaffirms the poet's hope that as long as there is breath in mankind, his poetry too will live on, and ensure the immortality of his muse.


Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer's Day was in what book?

Shall I Compare Thee- Beauford Dainee


How does the speaker use natural imagery in the sonnet shall i compare thee to a summers day?

the title itself has natural imagery. Anything in the poem that compares to nature, or a image having to do with nature is natural imagery


What shall I compare Christmas to?

A universe of joy