![]() We’ve labeled the rhymes in the poem to make them easier to see. So long lives this, and this gives life to thee. So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, (G) ![]() When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st (F) Nor shall Death brag thou wander’st in his shade, (E) Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st (F) Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, (C)Īnd often is his gold complexion dimm’d (D)Īnd every fair from fair sometime declines, (C)īy chance, or nature’s changing course, untrimm’d (D)īut thy eternal summer shall not fade (E) Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, (A)Īnd summer’s lease hath all too short a date: (B) Thou art more lovely and more temperate: (B) Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? (A) It comes from the introductory line of Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare. For example, “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” is a turn of phrase that almost any English speaker can recognize. ![]() In fact, some of the most famous lines of English-language poetry come from sonnets. Amazingly, these rhyming 14-line poems have remained popular-in Italy and around the world-ever since. The word “sonnet” comes from the Italian word sonetto. A sonnet is a poetic form that originated in Sicily during the 13th century. ![]()
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