Question

drag each tile to the correct box. not all tiles will be used. match the bolded phrases to their meanings in the context of this excerpt from william shakespeare’s sonnet 2. when forty winters shall besiege thy brow, and dig deep trenches in thy beauty’s field, thy youth’s proud livery, so gazed on now, will be a tatter’d weed, of small worth held: charms grooves wrinkles surround overwhelm destroyed and wasted besiege deep trenches proud livery tatter’d weed

Explanation:

1. For "besiege": In the context of "forty winters shall besiege thy brow", "besiege" means to surround or assail, so it matches "surround" (or "overwhelm" could be considered, but "surround" is more literal for a siege - like action on the brow). However, looking at the options, "surround" is a better fit for the idea of the winters closing in on the brow.
2. For "deep trenches": In "dig deep trenches in thy beauty's field", in the context of aging, trenches on the beauty's field (the face) refer to wrinkles, so "deep trenches" matches "wrinkles".
3. For "proud livery": "Thy youth's proud livery, so gazed on now" - "livery" here refers to the attractive appearance of youth, which can be seen as "charms" (the appealing aspects of youth).
4. For "tatter'd weed": "Will be a tatter'd weed, of small worth held" - "tatter'd weed" describes something that is destroyed and wasted, so it matches "destroyed and wasted".

Answer:

• besiege $\longleftrightarrow$ surround
• deep trenches $\longleftrightarrow$ wrinkles
• proud livery $\longleftrightarrow$ charms
• tatter'd weed $\longleftrightarrow$ destroyed and wasted