Read the sonnet. Then, answer the questions.

Sonnet XCI
by William Shakespeare
Some glory in their birth, some in their skill,

Some in their wealth, some in their bodies’ force,

Some in their garments, though new-fangled ill,

Some in their hawks and hounds, some in their horse,

5 And every humour1 hath his adjunct pleasure,

Wherein it finds a joy above the rest;

But these particulars are not my measure;

All these I better in one general best.

Thy love is better than high birth to me,

10 Richer than wealth, prouder than garments’ cost,

Of more delight than hawks or horses be;

And having thee, of all men’s pride I boast—

Wretched in this alone, that thou mayst take

All this away, and me most wretched make.

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1 humour - temperament; state of mind

Which line signifies a change in the speaker’s message?

A. line 5

B. line 7

C. line 10

D. line 12

Question

Read the sonnet. Then, answer the questions.

Sonnet XCI
by William Shakespeare
Some glory in their birth, some in their skill,

Some in their wealth, some in their bodies’ force,

Some in their garments, though new-fangled ill,

Some in their hawks and hounds, some in their horse,

5 And every humour1 hath his adjunct pleasure,

Wherein it finds a joy above the rest;

But these particulars are not my measure;

All these I better in one general best.

Thy love is better than high birth to me,

10 Richer than wealth, prouder than garments’ cost,

Of more delight than hawks or horses be;

And having thee, of all men’s pride I boast—

Wretched in this alone, that thou mayst take

All this away, and me most wretched make.

.
1 humour - temperament; state of mind

Which line signifies a change in the speaker’s message?

A. line 5

B. line 7

C. line 10

D. line 12

bill533 · Answer

@SmokeyBrown

SmokeyBrown · Answer

Oh yeah, definitely line 7. A big tip-off is they start this line with "But", indicating that they're shifting their argument into a different direction

bill533 · Answer

Read the sonnet. Then, answer the questions.

Sonnet XCI
by William Shakespeare
Some glory in their birth, some in their skill,

Some in their wealth, some in their bodies’ force,

Some in their garments, though new-fangled ill,

Some in their hawks and hounds, some in their horse,

5 And every humour1 hath his adjunct pleasure,

Wherein it finds a joy above the rest;

But these particulars are not my measure;

All these I better in one general best.

Thy love is better than high birth to me,

10 Richer than wealth, prouder than garments’ cost,

Of more delight than hawks or horses be;

And having thee, of all men’s pride I boast—

Wretched in this alone, that thou mayst take

All this away, and me most wretched make.

1 humour - temperament; state of mind
 
Based on the sonnet, what would the speaker find most distressing?

A. losing his love

B. losing his wealth

C. losing his self-respect

D. losing his self-confidence

SmokeyBrown · Answer

Oh yea, definitely losing his love. That's what the second half of the poem is entirely about

bill533 · Answer

thank you smoke for your help are you gonna available tomorrow

bill533 · Answer

all your help today i really appreciate it man

SmokeyBrown · Answer

Oh yeah, I'll probably be stuck inside on account of hurricane season, so I'll be on. Glad I could help!

bill533 · Answer

Hurricane Michael right ?

SmokeyBrown · Answer

Aye, that's the one

bill533 · Answer

and it's my name but ok but have a good night rest man and see u tomorrow once again thanks for all the help

SmokeyBrown · Answer

No problem. Same to you!