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Sonnet XXV
by William Shakespeare Which of the following choices is the best paraphrase of lines 1–4 of the sonnet?

1. Since I am not lucky enough to have an impressive job, I will be content with the one thing I do have.
2. Let lucky people brag about their accomplishments, while I, lacking such success, enjoy what I love best.
3. I do not enjoy some of the same benefits other people have, but I am still lucky in my own way.
4. Important people brag about their accomplishments, trying to put me down and make me envious, but it does not work, because I have something even better: my true love.

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Choice 2.

Lines 1–4 say that those favored by fortune may boast of honors, while the speaker, barred from such triumphs, nonetheless enjoys an unexpected joy in what he values most—which matches choice 2.