Question

Paraphrasing Shakespeare

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Read the second quatrain from "Sonnet 130."

(1) I have seen roses damask'd, red and white,

(2) But no such roses see I in her cheeks;

(3) And in some perfumes is there more delight

(4) Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.

- "Sonnet 130,"

William Shakespeare

Choose the best paraphrase for each line in this

quatrain.

Line 1:

Line 2:

Line 3:

Line 4:

Answer 1

In Shakespeare's 'Sonnet 130', the second quatrain is paraphrased to describe the speaker's realistic view of his mistress, noting that her cheeks don't have the colors of roses and that some perfumes are more delightful than her breath.

Step-by-step explanation:

Paraphrasing Shakespeare's "Sonnet 130", the second quatrain can be articulated as follows:

• Line 1: I've observed the mixed red and white hues of damask roses,
• Line 2: Yet I do not see such colors in my beloved's cheeks;
• Line 3: There are some fragrances that bring me more pleasure
• Line 4: Than the scent of my lover's breath.

This quatrain realistically compares the speaker's mistress to the exaggerated characteristics often found in love poetry, noting the natural imperfections that contrast literary conventions.