TONNES of Shakespeare Trivia Quiz

Answer:

Here is the original Sonnet XVIII by Shakespeare:

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date:
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade
Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest;
Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou growest:
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this and this gives life to thee.

Again, capturing the anagrammed words in the order they appeared in the poem:

RACE MOP = COMPARE (line 1)

From the Latin word "comparare", meaning to liken or match. Shakespeare uses "compare" to introduce the metaphor of likening the beloved to a summer's day, setting the stage for the poem's exploration of beauty and transience.

VOLLEY = LOVELY (line 2)

From Old English "luflic," meaning worthy of love. Shakespeare describes the beloved as more beautiful and pleasing than a summer's day, emphasizing their superior qualities.

METER TAPE = TEMPERATE

From Latin "temperatus," meaning moderate or restrained. Shakespeare suggests that the beloved is more balanced and gentle than the sometimes harsh summer weather.

RING LAD = DARLING

From Old English "deorling", meaning beloved or favourite. Shakespeare refers to the tender and cherished buds of May, symbolizing new and delicate beauty.

EVEN HA = HEAVEN

From Old English "heofon", meaning sky or home of God. Shakespeare uses it to represent the sun, often referred to as the "eye of heaven," highlighting its powerful and sometimes overwhelming presence.

LEXICON MOP = COMPLEXION

From Latin "complexio", meaning combination or structure. Shakespeare uses it to refer to the sun's appearance, which can be dimmed or obscured, indicating the variability of summer weather.

LICENSED = DECLINES

From Latin "declinare", meaning to bend down or to turn aside. Shakespeare suggests that all beautiful things eventually fade or diminish, either by chance or the natural course of life.

INCH GANG = CHANGING

From Old English "cieng", meaning to alter or exchange. Shakespeare uses it to refer to the natural changes and cycles that affect all things, emphasizing the inevitability of change.

LET NEAR = ETERNAL

From Latin "aeternus", meaning everlasting or enduring. Shakespeare describes the timeless and unchanging nature of the beloved's beauty, which will live on through the poem.

TEA HERB = BREATHE

From Old English "breothian", meaning to blow or exhale. Shakespeare uses it as a symbol of life and existence, suggesting that as long as people live and read the poem, the beloved's beauty will endure.