2. In the fi rst four lines of the octet, where does the poet say that she will go and how will it be diff erent to where she was before?
3. What does the poet ask the listener not to do should they forget her? 4. What is the fi nal sentiment (view, feeling or opinion) in the last two lines of the sestet?
5. How did this poem make you feel? Choose one of these emotions or one of your own. Explain your answer. fearful
sad optimistic comforted shocked 6. Identify two features of a Petrarchan sonnet in this poem.
Poet Profi le
Name: William Shakespeare (1564–1616) Nationality: English (born in Stratford-upon-Avon)
Fact: There are no birth records for Shakespeare, only a record of his baptism on 26 April 1564.
‘Shall I Compare Thee
to a Summer’s Day?’ BY WILLIAM 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,
