Observation

This was a popular question with the candidates. However, it seemed like candidates had a shallow understanding of the question. Most candidates simply dwelt on mere account of the poem with only slight references to the defects of a summer’s day.

Candidates were expected to discuss the following points:

• Statement of theme of a lover’s beauty as eternal and immortal.


• Summer’s inherent qualities.


• Defects of summer in comparison.


• Juxtaposition of a summer’s day and the lover’s beauty.


• Consequences of a summer’s day’s defects.

Candidates’ performance was poor.