Answer:
The speaker (Shakespeare) in the sonnet praises his beloved by comparing his beloved to a “summer’s day is explained below in details.
Explanation:
Sonnet 18 is complicated and, at one level, it is as explained in the statement preceding. The nature of its opportunity quatrain is, admittedly, positive but, correspondingly disappointed by the restrictions of the sonnet custom and tradition and its application of stock comparisons, to display a love which the lover appears to surpass.
This question is regarding "Rules of the Game" by Amy Tan. From the passages about "invisible strength" and Waverly's mother stating that the "strongest wind cannot be seen we can infer that Waverly's mother values strength that can be found in restraint and silence. This can be seen when Waverly cries for candy at the candy store and her mother tells her to "bite her tongue". That time she doesn't get the candy, but the next time they go to the candy store Waverly stays quiet and receives candy. This is the mother's way of rewarding her for staying silent.
Flashback - a literary device often employed to recall a previous event or memory in a character's mind. This device allows for background knowledge to be expanded for events that do not take place chronologically in the story arc. Often are used in first person point of view.
Answer would be: Direct definitions
