Thy gift, thy tables, are within my brain
It seems the poet lost a gift and must now find reason to explain and excuse his conduct. This, of course, is done majestically by saying the action was, indeed, a compliment. Learn how Shakespeare deployed such a conceit by listening to the reading and utilizing the workbook with its range of practical activities. Students are encouraged through group and individual activities to delve into the meaning, meter, rhyme and poetic devices employed by the po