Question

What element of poetry is

featured in William's
Shakespeare's Sonnet 18?
Sometime too hot the eye of
heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion
dimm'd;
A. sound devices - repetition
B. hyperbole - exaggeration
C. personification - humanization

Answer 1

A. sound devices - repetition

Step-by-step explanation:

There are interesting combinations within each line that add to the texture and soundscape: Rough/buds, shake/May, hot/heaven, eye/shines, often/gold/complexion, fair from fair, sometimes/declines, chance/nature/changing, nature/course.