Rhyme Scheme and Rhythm in a Sonnet by William Shakespeare Instruction Active

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Determining Central Ideas

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Read the second quatrain of "Sonnet 73." and then

answer the questions

In me thou seest 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.

- "Sonnet 73,"

William Shakespeare

What is the best paraphrase of these lines?

What is the central idea of these lines?

✔ I am like a day at twilight, slowly becoming dark.

✔ The speaker is getting older.

Explanation:

increase soil erosion                                             reduce soil erosion

cattle grazing                                                         hydroseeding

deforestation                                                         contour plowing

                                                                                planting vegetation

plant roots basically hold the top soil

together and stop soil erosion because

in such situation top soil is not removed

during flood but cattle grazing causes

soil erosion because cattle consume the

grasses and herbs and top soil is exposed.

same situation occurs because of

deforestation, the trees and plants are cut

down to expose top soil which causes soil

erosion