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Frames-Your Window to Learning Language Coursebook 7

Frames-Your Window to Learning Language Coursebook 7

Pearson

ICSEClass 7
English

Sonnet 106

William Shakespeare

About William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) was an English poet and playwright, and is considered by many to be the greatest dramatist of all time. He is often, called England's national poet and the 'Bard of Avon'. He wrote 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems and about 38 plays. His plays have been translated into many languages.

When in the ehraulete of wasted time'

I se descriptions of the fairest wights',

And beauty making beautiful old rhyme'

In praise of ladies dead and lovely knights,

Then, inn the blazon of sweet beauty's best,

Of hand, of foot, of lip, of eye, of brow,

I see their antique pen would have express'd

Even such a beauty as you master now.

So all their praises are but prophecies

Of this our time, all you prefiguring;

And, for they look's but with divining eyes,

They had not skill enough your worth to sing:

For we, which now behold these present days,

Have eyes to wonder, but lack tongues to praise.

Available Answers

  1. 1.

    Fill in the blanks with words from the box to complete the summary of the poem.

    poemsbeautifulwarriorsladiesfriendbrow
    advanceforecastsbeautydiviningpraiseawe

    In the history of past times, I came across descriptions of the most (a) ______________ human beings. Beauty inspired the poets of ancient times to write (b) _____________ in praise of (c) _____________ who are now dead and in praise of handsome (d) ______________. When I read those descriptions of their hands, feet, lips, eyes, and (e) ____________, I find that those old poets had sought to describe that kind of beauty which my dear (f) ______________ now possesses. All praises written by ancient poets were merely (g) _______________ of the present time. All those praises written by them were descriptions of you written by them in (h) ______________. They visualised you with (i) ___________ eyes without being able to see you in reality. So, they did not have enough skills to describe your (j) ___________. Even the people who live in the present and who can actually see you, experience only a feeling of (k) ______________ on seeing you but fall short of words to (l) ____________ your beauty.

  2. 2.

    What does the speaker mean by 'chronicles of wasted time'?

  3. 3.

    How do writers and poets describe beautiful maidens and knights?

  4. 4.

    What inspiration did the poets of ancient times get on seeing the exquisite beauty?

  5. 5.

    What difference does the speaker make between the ancient poets and the present-day poets?

  6. 6.

    Can present-day writers aptly describe the beauty of the speaker's friend Explain.

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19 Dec 2021Shubham k.
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19 Dec 2021Shubham k.
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