Question

read the last two lines of shakespeare’s “sonnet 130.”
and yet by heaven, i think my love as rare,
as any she belied with false compare.
which context clue best supports the definition of belied as “contradicted” or “disproved”?
○ “by heaven”
○ “i think my love”
○ “as rare, / as any”
○ “false compare”

Explanation:

To determine the context clue for "belied" meaning "contradicted" or "disproved", we analyze each option:

• "by heaven" is an oath, not related to contradiction.
• "I think my love" is a statement of opinion, not a clue for "belied".
• "as rare, / As any" is about the rarity of love, not contradiction.
• "false compare" implies that the comparisons (used to describe others) were untrue, so the loved one was "belied" (contradicted) by these false comparisons. This directly relates to the meaning of "belied" as being contradicted by falsehoods.

Answer:

D. "false compare"