Question

match the bolded phrases to their meanings in the context of this excerpt from william shakespeares sonnet 2. when forty winters shall besiege thy brow, and dig deep trenches in thy beautys field, thy youths proud livery, so gazed on now, will be a tatterd weed, of small worth held: charms grooves wrinkles surround overwhelm destroyed and wasted besiege deep trenches proud livery tatterd weed

Explanation:

"Besiege" means to surround, as in an army surrounding a place. "Deep trenches" metaphorically represent wrinkles on the face. "Proud livery" refers to the charming appearance of youth, so it means charms. "Tatter'd weed" implies something that is destroyed and wasted, referring to the state of youth in old - age.

Answer:

besiege → surround
deep trenches → wrinkles
proud livery → charms
tatter'd weed → destroyed and wasted