Reread “sonnet 55.”

which responses clearly support the inference that the speaker’s lover might be dead or near death?

(select all that apply.)

“sonnet 55”

a. the speaker writes only about how he will ensure that his lover is remembered, an unusual way for someone in a current relationship to think.
b. the speaker says that his lover will live in this poem and in lovers’ eyes until entering heaven, which implies that his lover is already dead.
c. when the speaker describes war, fire, and decay, it becomes clear that his lover died in a violent conflict of the sort that was common during this time period.
d. when the speaker says the monuments and masonry will eventually be destroyed, he may be describing a tombstone for someone who has died.