Read the sonnet. Sonnet XII

by William Shakespeare

When I do count the clock that tells the time,
And see the brave day sunk in hideous night;
When I behold the violet past prime,
And sable curls all silvered o'er with white;
When lofty trees I see barren of leaves
Which erst from heat did canopy the herd,
And summer's green all girded up in sheaves
Borne on the bier with white and bristly beard,
Then of thy beauty do I question make,
That thou among the wastes of time must go,
Since sweets and beauties do themselves forsake
And die as fast as they see others grow;
And nothing 'gainst Time's scythe can make defence
Save breed, to brave him when he takes thee hence.

How does the rhyming pattern in "Sonnet XII" affect the poem?

It gives each stanza rhythm and a melodic quality.

It reveals the theme of the poem to the reader.

It makes words that are normally unpleasant seem beautiful.

It suggests that the sonnet should be accompanied with music.

cm²

The figure is a square pyramid. Two sides of the square base are labeled 15 centimeters. A plane intersects the pyramid through the pyramids vertex and base. The plane is perpendicular to the pyramids base. A shaded triangle appears in the interior of the pyramid and lies on the intersecting plane. The height of this triangle is labeled 34 centimeters and is equal to the height of the pyramid. The base of the triangle is equal to the side length of the pyramids square base.