Question

Siege

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:
Then being ask'd where all thy beauty lies,
Where all the treasure of thy lusty days,
To say, within thine own deep-sunken eyes,
Were an ill-eating shame and thriftless praise.
How much more praise deserved thy beauty's use,
If thou couldst answer "This fair child of mine
Shall sum my count and make my old excuse,"
Proving his beauty by succession thine!
This were to be new made when thou art old,
And see thy blood warm when thou feel'st it cold.
Which form best describes the poem?
OA. Ballad
OB. Free verse
OC. Sonnet
OD. Parable

Answer 1

The form that best describes the poem is C. Sonnet. This poem has 14 lines, and follows the rhyme scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GG. It also has the characteristic turn, or volta, in the final two lines where the speaker presents a solution to the problem or question raised in the preceding lines.