Question

Read the following excerpt from 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 this excerpt, what is the best meaning for the word "late"?

not on time
well into the evening

Answer 1

B

Answer 2

I agree with B.