This poem, Sonnet 57, is like many other ......?

Question

A.irrational purpose.

B.emphasis on love.

C.rough humor.

D.mood of mourning.

Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of Sonnet 57?

A.The speaker is lamenting that he loves someone who does not love him in return.

B.The speaker is expressing his passionate devotion to his loved one.

C.The speaker is wondering about the future of his relationship with his beloved.

D.The speaker regrets ever falling in love and is feeling sorry for himself for how things turned out.

Answer 1

I'd say that the speaker is expressing the folly of his devotion, that he is willing to drop everything & be at his love's beckoned call, even though his love really wouldn't give him even an ounce of reassurance that these pangs of his heart were not wasted on a love that has gone unrequited.