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Sonnet 18

Sonnet 116

Iambic what?

Shakespeare wrote in iambic pentameter

But what does iambic pentameter mean?

It's fairly easy.... 

Alright, that was enough iambic pentameter for today.

Let's cut to the chase...

A Shakespearean sonnet can be divided into 3 quatrains and 1 couplet.
What function does this division have in a sonnet?

Give a reason why the speaker does not want to compare his beloved to a summer's day in the first 4 lines.

What is the ''eye of heaven'' in line 5?

Explain line 6.

''fair'' in line 7 means ''beauty'' and ''beautiful person''. Can you now explain this line?

What is ''nature's changing course''?

What is the reason that the beauty of his beloved will not fade?