Read the stanza from shakespeare’s “sonnet 18.” 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: what is the purpose of these lines? to complain about the intense heat and humidity of summer to persuade a loved one to visit during a warm season to express love by likening a loved one to a nice day to argue that hot weather is more pleasant than cold weather

to express love by likening a loved one to a nice day is correct. he expresses how its like a summer day and expresses how lovely and more temperate the art of nature is

the use of “as” in the example to draw the resemblance. some more examples of common similes are given below. common examples of simile. our soldiers are as brave as lions. her cheeks are red like a rose. he is as funny as a monkey. the water well was as dry as a bone. he is as cunning as a fox. simile introduces vividness into what we say.