Question 11
Examine the use of tactile and visual images in “Shall I Compare thee to a Summer’s Day?”
Most candidates were able to do these as the question was a popular one. Some, however, only gave a summary of the poem.
Observation
This question demands that candidates:
- Explicate visual and tactile images in the poem
- Relate the theme to the extolling of the beauty of the persona's object of adoration.
Candidates’ performance in the question was good.