Sonnet 18 by Shakespeare Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease hath all too short a date; Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimm’d; And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance or nature’s changing course untrimm’d; But thy eternal summer shall not fade, Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st; Nor shall death brag thou wander’st in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st: So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee. "Sonnet 18" by William Shakespeare Sonnet 43 by William Shakespeare How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For the ends of being and ideal grace. I love thee to the level of every day’s Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light. I love thee freely, as men strive for right. I love thee purely, as they turn from praise. I love thee with the passion put to use In my old griefs, and with my childhood’s faith. I love thee with a love I seemed to lose With my lost saints. I love thee with the breath, Smiles, tears, of all my life; and, if God choose, I shall but love thee better after death. "Sonnet 43" by William Shakespeare Question Use “Sonnet 18” and “Sonnet 43” by William Shakespeare to answer the question. Which statements accurately compare the poetic elements in both poems? Choose the two correct answers. (1 point) Responses Both consist of a single stanza of fourteen lines. Both consist of a single stanza of fourteen lines. Both are sonnets that use the same rhyme scheme. Both are sonnets that use the same rhyme scheme. Both use similes and personification. Both use similes and personification. Both end with the use of a rhyming couplet. Both end with the use of a rhyming couplet. Both are written in iambs with five syllables per line. Both are written in iambs with five syllables per line.

Answer 1

To accurately compare the poetic elements in "Sonnet 18" and "Sonnet 43" by William Shakespeare, the two correct statements are:

1. Both consist of a single stanza of fourteen lines.
2. Both use similes and personification.

The other statements are not accurate in the context of these sonnets. For example, "Sonnet 18" follows the typical Shakespearean rhyme scheme (ABABCDCDEFEFGG), while "Sonnet 43" follows the Petrarchan rhyme scheme (ABBAABBACDCDCD). Additionally, the lines of both sonnets do not adhere strictly to iambs with five syllables per line (iambic pentameter typically denotes ten syllables, not five). Finally, while "Sonnet 18" ends with a rhyming couplet, "Sonnet 43" does not.