Question

Read the second quatrain from "Sonnet 130."

(1) I have seen roses damask’d, red and white,
(2) But no such roses see I in her cheeks;
(3) And in some perfumes is there more delight
(4) Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.

—“Sonnet 130,”
William Shakespeare

Choose the best paraphrase for each line in this quatrain.

Line 1:

Line 2:

Line 3:

Line 4:

Answer 1

Here are the best paraphrases for each line in the second quatrain of "Sonnet 130":

Line 1: I have seen roses that are a mix of red and white.

Line 2: But I don't see those kinds of roses in her cheeks.

Line 3: Some perfumes are more pleasing to the senses.

Line 4: Than the smell of my mistress's breath.