21 MARCH 1992, Page 53

No. 1722: Odd comparison

'Shall I compare thee to a . . . ?' You are invited to write a sonnet (Shakespearian) beginning with these words but substituting for 'summer's day' an unexpected trisyll- able, such as 'blunderbuss' or 'motorway'. Entries to 'Competition No. 1722' by 3 April.