Student Question
What are five unfamiliar words in Shakespeare's Sonnet 18?
Quick answer:
In "Sonnet 18," some words that might be unfamiliar include "temperate," "darling buds," "summer's lease," "fair from fair," and "complexion." These words can be challenging due to their context and multiple meanings. Additionally, the sonnet uses archaic English terms like "thee," "hath," "art," "thou," and "owest," which may also be unfamiliar. Understanding these words and phrases in context is crucial to comprehending the poem.
Dude...seriously? How am I going to know five words that you are unfamiliar with in that Sonnet? That's like asking me what toppings you like on your pizza (well, sort of like it.) I'm not trying to make fun of you, I'm just saying...
Anyhow, I can make a guess at some of the more difficult vocabulary words found in the Sonnet. Maybe some of these would be ones that you'd choke on...keep in mind, they are not difficult words per say, they are difficult in the context of the sentence (because they have more than one meaning:)
- temperate
- darling buds
- summer's lease
- fair from fair
- complexion
There are others that aren't really hard vocabulary words but rather old English-isms.
- thee
- hath
- art
- thou
- owest
Again, it's not really that the words in themselves are difficult...it is how they are being used in the poem. A better question would be to identify 5 different phrases or word combinations that you didn't understand. Then you'd practically have the whole poem!
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