Question

8. Read the poem, and then choose the correct answer to the question below.

Answer 1

Answer:

B.

Explanation:

The poem 'Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?' written by William Shakespeare is an English Sonnet. An English sonnet similarly as Petrarchan sonnet, consists of fourteen lines. But the rhyme scheme of English Sonnet and Petrarchan sonnet differs from each other.

The rhyme scheme of an English Sonnet is ABAB CDCD EFEF GG. In the sonnet 'Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?' Shakespeare has used this rhyme scheme.

Therefore, option B is correct.