IB English Literature Test Prep

Category - IB English

That time of year thou mayst in me behold
When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang
Upon those boughs which shake against the cold,
Bare ruin'd choirs, where late the sweet birds sang.
In me thou see'st the twilight of such day
As after sunset fadeth in the west;
Which by and by black night doth take away,
Death's second self, that seals up all in rest.
In me thou see'st the glowing of such fire,
That on the ashes of his youth doth lie,
As the death-bed, whereon it must expire,
Consum'd with that which it was nourish'd by.
This thou perceiv'st, which makes thy love more strong,
To love that well, which thou must leave ere long.

What is a reasonable inference about this sonnet?
  1. The young lover has claimed to love the speaker more than ever before.
  2. The speaker wants to break up with the lover and is thinking of reasons.
  3. The young lover wants to break up with the speaker and is trying not to hurt his feelings.
  4. The speaker and the younger lover have just met.
Explanation
Answer [A]: A reasonable inference about this sonnet is that the young lover has claimed to love the speaker more than ever before. In the couplet at the end of the poem, after listing the different metaphors for old age, the speaker notes that the lover has perceived these changes and they make the lover care even more for the speaker.
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