* "Compare thee to a summer's day": This compares the beloved to a summer day, suggesting that they are beautiful, pleasant, and full of life.
* "Thou art more lovely and more temperate": This compares the beloved to a temperate summer day, suggesting that they are not too hot or too cold, but just right.
* "But thy eternal summer shall not fade": This compares the beloved's beauty to an eternal summer, suggesting that it will never fade or die.
* "So long as men can breathe or eyes can see": This compares the beloved's fame to the ability of humans to breathe or see, suggesting that it will last as long as humanity exists.
* "This, and this glory, shall the world behold": This compares the beloved's beauty and fame to a spectacle that the world will behold, suggesting that they are worthy of admiration and praise.