Question

Which phrase describes a theme of this sonnet? the anguish and pain of love the effect of time on man the resplendent beauty of youth the cruel hand of nature

Answer 1

I believe that the phrase that best describes the a theme of this sonnet is the effect of time on man. This is because this sonnet tries to explain the nature of time as it passes, and how it affects human life.

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