Sonnet 18

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:poetry
gptkbp:adapted_into gptkb:music
gptkbp:analysis celebrated for its beauty
explores the nature of beauty
contrasts transient beauty with eternal beauty
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:time
nature
eternal love
gptkbp:concluded_on eternal beauty through poetry
gptkbp:contains a rhetorical question
a declaration of love
a promise of remembrance
a simile
a volta
gptkbp:contains_song ABABCDCDEFEFGG
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired artists
widely quoted
influenced modern poetry
adapted in various forms
studied in literature classes
gptkbp:explores the passage of time
the nature of beauty
the concept of immortality
gptkbp:form gptkb:sonnet
gptkbp:has_units iambic pentameter
gptkbp:historical_context written during the English Renaissance
contemporary to other sonnet sequences
part of a sequence addressing a young man
reflects Elizabethan ideals of beauty
gptkbp:historical_interpretation examines the passage of time
can be seen as a meditation on mortality
celebrates the power of art
often viewed as a love poem
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sonnet 18
gptkbp:included anthologies
gptkbp:influence gptkb:literature
Western literature
gptkbp:influenced future poets
gptkbp:inspired gptkb:artworks
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in literary studies
its cultural significance
its emotional impact
its historical context
its themes
its structure
its language
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:popular_culture
gptkbp:is_cited_in academic papers
various contexts
gptkbp:is_compared_to summer
gptkbp:is_discussed_in gptkb:literary_criticism
gptkbp:is_often_compared_to gptkb:Sonnet_116
gptkbp:is_often_referenced_in film and television
romantic literature
gptkbp:is_often_used_in gptkb:academic_conferences
weddings
poetry readings
literary festivals
gptkbp:is_recognized_as one of Shakespeare's most famous sonnets
gptkbp:is_studied_in high school curricula
gptkbp:legacy a staple of English literature
considered one of Shakespeare's best-known sonnets
influenced countless poets and writers.
often memorized by students
gptkbp:line Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see.
gptkbp:literary_devices gptkb:metaphor
gptkb:personification
imagery
hyperbole
gptkbp:notable_for its opening line
its concluding couplet
gptkbp:notable_quote But thy eternal summer shall not fade.
Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest.
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May.
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
gptkbp:number_of_lines gptkb:14
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Shakespeare's_Sonnets
gptkb:Shakespeare's_sonnets
gptkbp:performance set to music
featured in films
performed in theater productions
recited in various performances
gptkbp:performed_in gptkb:theater
gptkbp:published_in 1609
gptkbp:subject_matter the beloved
gptkbp:theme love
beauty
gptkbp:translated_into multiple languages
translated into many languages
interpreted in various cultural contexts
adapted into modern English
gptkbp:written_by gptkb:William_Shakespeare
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:William_Shakespeare
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4