5. PART B: Which phrase from the poem best supports the answer to Part A?

(this is for sonnet 18 by Shakespeare commonlit)

The correct answer is: "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? / Thou art more lovely and more temperate." (Lines 1-2)

Explanation:

In the part A, the we had to describe a theme of the sonnet. The correct answer was: Love is grander and more enduring than what it is often compared to. Therefore, lines 1-2 best support the theme of the sonnet.

In Sonnet 18, Shakespeare compares his love to a summer's day and states that love is more powerful than summer. After comparing love with summer, the poet indicates the main difference between these two concepts, by saying that the summer has its end, while human love can be eternal and last forever.