Shakespeare's sonnet has been divided into three quatrains of 4 lines each followed by a rhyming couplet. Each quatrain is a unit of meaning. Read the poem carefully and complete the following table on the structure of the poem

Rhyme Scheme

Theme

Quatrain 1

Comparison between poetry and monuments.

Quatrain 2

Ravages of time on monuments contrasted with _______.

Quatrain 3

The recorded memory of posterity.

Quatrain 4

Poetry immortalizes friend.

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Solution

Rhyme Scheme

Theme

Quatrain 1

ABAB

Comparison between poetry and monuments.

Quatrain 2

CDCD

Ravages of time on monuments contrasted with living record of the poet’s beloved’s memory.

Quatrain 3

EFEF

The recorded memory of his beloved shall find room even in the eyes of posterity.

Quatrain 4

GG

Poetry immortalizes friend.

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	Rhyme Scheme	Theme
Quatrain 1		Comparison between poetry and monuments.
Quatrain 2		Ravages of time on monuments contrasted with ___________________.
Quatrain 3		The recorded memory of ____________ posterity.
Quatrain 4		Poetry immortalizes friend.

	Rhyme Scheme	Theme
Quatrain 1	ABAB	Comparison between poetry and monuments.
Quatrain 2	CDCD	Ravages of time on monuments contrasted with living record of the poet’s beloved’s memory.
Quatrain 3	EFEF	The recorded memory of his beloved shall find room even in the eyes of posterity.
Quatrain 4	GG	Poetry immortalizes friend.