Question

Paraphrasing Shakespeare

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Read the second quatrain from "Sonnet 130."

(1) I have seen roses damask'd, red and white,

(2) But no such roses see I in her cheeks;

(3) And in some perfumes is there more delight

(4) Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.

- "Sonnet 130,"

William Shakespeare

Choose the best paraphrase for each line in this

quatrain.

Line 1:

Line 2:

Line 3:

Line 4:

Answer 1

Answer:

A quick summary is that, first, the sonneteer compares the beloved's features (adversely) to elements in nature through a series of similes and metaphors in the first quatrain (lines 1-4). At the line 5 volta (turn in topic), he switches to metaphors comparing what he has noticed in her to what he notices elsewhere through the second quatrain (lines 5-8). At the second volta (line 9), he turns to the topics of her speech and walk by comparing them adversely to music and a goddess. The couplet resolves the paradoxes of the love sonnet, having nothing but unfavorable comparisons, by asserting that in his estimation her unloveliness is as valuable ("rare": valuable, like a ruby or emerald) as any beauty.

Explanation:

im pretty sure its right

Answer 2

Answer:

1: I've seen roses streaked with red and white.

2: But I don't see those colors in her cheeks.

3: And some perfumes have a sweeter scent.

4: Than the bad breath of my mistress.

Explanation: