Question

Which quotations from this sonnet clearly support the theme that poetry is a timeless and universal form of expression?

(Select all that apply.)

“Sonnet 55”

A. So till the judgment that your self arise,
You live in this, and dwell in lovers’ eyes.
B. When wasteful war shall statues overturn,
And broils root out the work of masonry, …
C. Nor Mars his sword, nor war’s quick fire shall burn
The living record of your memory.
D. But you shall shine more bright in these contents
Than unswept stone, besmeared with $luttish time.

Answer 1

Answer: All of them

Explanation: Phrases that support the chosen alternatives.

A: You live in this, and dwell in lovers’ eyes.

B: And broils root out the work of masonry

C: The living record of your memory

D:But you shall shine more bright in these contents

Answer 2

The quotations from this sonnet that clearly support the theme that poetry is a timeless and universal form of expression are:

*So till the judgment that your self arise,

You live in this, and dwell in lovers' eyes.

*But you shall shine more bright in these contents

Than unswept stone, besmeared with $luttish time.

Step-by-step explanation:

Sonnet 55 by "William Shakespeare" is, in general, a representation of timeless and undying love, these specific lines describe how even when a person dies, the love that the other person feels will keep them alive through memory and emotion when in the prior line it is also mentioned that these feelings are larger that light in the world and time.