This document provides an analysis of Shakespeare's Sonnet 18. It begins with an overview of the structure of the sonnet including its rhyme scheme and use of iambic pentameter. It then analyzes the meaning and themes of each line, discussing the metaphors, symbols, and literary devices used. Key points analyzed include Shakespeare's comparison of his subject to a summer's day and how their beauty will transcend time through being immortalized in his sonnet. The document examines both the form and content of the sonnet and how they work together.