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Read Shakespeare's "Sonnet 73" and answer the question.

That time of year thou mayst in me behold
When yellow leaves, or none, or few do hang
Upon those boughs which shake against the cold,
Bare ruined choirs, where late the sweet birds sang
In me thou sees the twilight of such day
As after sunset fadeth in the west;
Which by and by black night doth take away,
Death's second self that seals up all in rest.
In me thou seest the glowing of such fire
That on the ashes of his youth doth lie,
As the deathbed whereon it must expire,
Consumed with that which it was nourished by.
This thou perceiv'st, which makes thy love more strong,
To love that well, which thou must leave ere long.

According to the sonnet, what makes love stronger?

the power of hope

the brightness of life

the infinite nature of the universe

the inevitability of death

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Answer:

In the poem entitled "Young" by Anne Sexton, it about an old lady writing a letter to herself, She was very sad that she wanted to go back to her childhood. The words being used by the author was very clear that convinced the reader that old lady was very sad, she is feeling empty and sorrow is the only feeling that she could feel.

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Answer:

The inevitability of death.

Step-by-step explanation:

In this beautiful sonnet, Shakespeare speaks of youth gone by as a fire that once glowed bright but now is nothing more than ashes; ashes that form a deathbed for the speaker where it will all expire consumed by what once was but, inevitably, had to perish and pass on, like everything and everyone. The inevitability of death does make this terrible sight for the one that loves, beautiful and more powerful nonetheless.

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