On the basis of context clues, the meaning of "graven" in the given lines refers to the word "carved" provided in the options. Hence, Option A is correct.
One of Shakespeare's 154 sonnets, Sonnet 100 was penned by the English playwright and poet. It belongs to the Fair Youth series, in which the poet declares his love for a young man.
Sonnet 100 represents a shift in the poet's perspective from earlier sonnets, where the straightforwardness of his poetry was supposed to distinguish him from rivals, and it also alludes to the poet's waning love for youth.
Context clues can be defined as hints that can be used by a reader to decipher the meanings of new or obscure words that are found in a sentence, paragraph, or passage.
Therefore, On the basis of context clues, the meaning of "graven" in the given lines refers to the word "carved" provided in the options. Option A is correct.
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