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Match the bolded phrases to their meanings in the context of this excerpt from William Shakespeare's Sonnet 2.

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Answer: besiege - surround

deep trenches - deep pits

proud livery - charms

tatter’d weed - destroyed and wasted

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So i'm guessing this is from Plato, basically the excerpt is:

"When forty winters shall besiege thy brow,
And dig deep trenches in thy beauty's field,
Thy youth's proud livery, so gazed on now,
Will be a tatter'd weed, of small worth held:"

Your options for the title are most likely: Charms, deep pits, wrinkles, surround, overwhelm, and destroyed and wasted

Then the pairs are: Besiege which would go with Overwhelm, Deep Trenches would go with Deep Pits, Proud Livery would go with Charms, and Tatter'd Weed would go with Destroyed & Wasted.

Hope that helps!
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