Although it is known as, "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day," this sonnet is also known by sonnet 18.
The dominant image in Sonnet 18 is light. Sonnet 18 was written by William Shakespeare and is sometimes referred to as Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
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.
It is a sonnet.
"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.
No, it is a sonnet, a poem of love.
Sonnet 18- Shall I Compare Thee to A Summer's Day? These four are also some of Shakespeare's most popular sonnets Sonnet 029 - When in disgrace with fortune Sonnet 116 - Let me not to the marriage of true minds Sonnet 126 - O thou my lovely boy Sonnet 130 - My Mistress' eyes
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)
Probably no. 18: "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day."
Shakespeare's "Sonnet 18" ("Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"), "Sonnet 130" ("My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun"), and Petrarch's "Sonnet 90" ("She used to let her golden hair fly free").
Sonnet XVIII: "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day", or Sonnet XCVI: "Let us not to the marriage of true minds admit impediments"
Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 (Shall I compare thee to a Summer's day) is addressed to a young man (probably). Since the poem was originally written around 1590, it is likely that the original addressee of the sonnet has since died.