Sonnet 18

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William Shakespeare

1609

Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare

Release Date

Wed May 20 1609

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William Shakespeare

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This is probably the most famous of Shakespeare’s sonnets and possibly the most famous poem in the English language. The argument is simple; the poet compares the Fair Youth to summer, arguing that he is even more beautiful than the most beautiful season.

The sonnet is interesting in that it is th...

Sonnet 18 Annotated

Shall I compare thee to a Summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And Summer's lease hath all too short a date:
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;
And every fair from fair sometime declines
By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd:
But thy eternal Summer shall not fade,
Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest;
Nor shall Death brag thou wanderest in his shade
When in eternal lines to time thou growest:
So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

Sonnet 18 Q&A

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Sonnet 18 was written by William Shakespeare.

When did William Shakespeare release Sonnet 18?

William Shakespeare released Sonnet 18 on Wed May 20 1609.

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