Examples Of Diction In Shakespeare

Shakespeare clearly cares a great deal about the young man who has taken his interest. Whether it is a romantic or just platonic relationship is in question. Although Shakespeare had a wife and kids, you can clearly tell that there are more than just friendly feelings towards this man. He really wants the world to remember who he is. His use of diction and symbolism helps the reader connect with what he is feeling. By using such imagery in this poem, he would not have been able to get his point across as clearly as he has. Shakespeare gives the readers certain images to remember the golden young man by. For example, if someone were to look towards the sun after reading this they might think about Shakespeare and this poem. This is what Shakespeare
was intending to accomplish, he not only wanted his poem remembered, but the young man as well. What makes Shakespeare so great is that he knows that he is great, if he was not as confident of a writer as he was, there is no way Shakespeare would have been so popular and stayed that way for so many centuries. He not only immortalized his love for this man, he also immortalized himself.