Read shakespeare's "sonnet 100." where art thou, muse, that thou forget'st so long to speak of that which gives thee all thy might? spend'st thou thy fury on some worthless song, darkening thy power to lend base subjects light? return, forgetful muse, and straight redeem in gentle numbers time so idly spent; sing to the ear that doth thy lays esteem and gives thy pen both skill and argument. rise, resty muse, my love's sweet face survey, if time have any wrinkle graven there; if any, be a satire to decay, and make time's spoils despised every where. give my love fame faster than time wastes life; so thou prevent'st his scythe and crooked knife. what is the central idea of the sonnet?

The speaker wants his muse to help him immortalize his love.

Explanation:

Sonnet 100 is one of the sonnets from the Fair Youth Sequence written by William Shakespeare.

The sonnet speaks about the love of the poet towards a young man.

The poet, in the sonnet, is speaking to the muse and asking where she has been? Did she forget to inspire the poet?

The poet asks the muse to return to him and redeem the time that has been lost. He asks the muse to help him to write about his love before the lover gets aged. The poet wants to immortalize his love for the lover and in doing so, he asked the help of the muse.

its c

Explanation:

The speaker hopes that his muse will help him write a new poem.

answer: a

explanation:

read the following excerpt from “greece” by oscar wilde.

the sea was sapphire [colored], and the sky

burned like a heated opal through the air;

we hoisted sail; the wind was blowing fair

for the blue lands that to the eastward lie.

which words does the poet include to the reader visualize the scene?

“the sea was sapphire”

“through the air”

“was blowing fair”

“to the eastward lie”

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