Sonnet 116
Sonnet 116
Sonnet 116 is a poem written hundreds of years ago by William Shakespeare. It has bee used to presents a beautiful and optimistic view of real love. The features of a sonnet include 14 lines consisting of three quatrains and a rhyming couplet. Each quatrain have a rhyme pattern abab, cdcd, efef and gg.The quatrains all discuss the same idea of love being unchanging different circumstances. Shakespeare uses enjambment throughout his sommet. Sonnet 116 follows strict rules to keep the ideas focused. The final couplet ‘proved’ and ‘love’ are eye rhymes where they look the same but are pernounched differently. Shakespeare uses this final couplet as his assurances that he isn’t lying.
The first quatrain Shakespeare is saying that love does not have to be physical. ‘Marriage of two minds’ suggests that love is idealistic, the use of the word ‘true’ emphasises that it’s faithful. In lines 2 and 3 Shakespeare is arguing that love can overcome any obstacle in its way. ‘Love is not love which alters when alternation finds’. This tells us that if it is really true love you shouldn’t have to change anything. Metaphorically speaking Shakespeare uses ‘impediments’ to echo the vows that would be taken in a wedding ceremony. Telling us that love is also about devotion.
The second quatrain he uses seafaring metaphors to further establish the permanence of true love ‘ever-fixed mark’ this is what was used to help navigators guide there way on a course. He also uses ‘star’ to every wand’ring bark’ This would have been the Pole star which also helped to negative sailors as it remained in a fixed position. The star height can be measured mathematically form earth but is ‘worth is unknown’ Shakespeare suggest that love is an unknown quality that can only be understood by those in love and should be used to guide others.
Quatrain three is were Shakespeare is suggesting that love will never fade even death cant part true lovers. ‘Love’s not Time fool, though rose lips and
Sonnet 116 is a poem written hundreds of years ago by William Shakespeare. It has bee used to presents a beautiful and optimistic view of real love. The features of a sonnet include 14 lines consisting of three quatrains and a rhyming couplet. Each quatrain have a rhyme pattern abab, cdcd, efef and gg.The quatrains all discuss the same idea of love being unchanging different circumstances. Shakespeare uses enjambment throughout his sommet. Sonnet 116 follows strict rules to keep the ideas focused. The final couplet ‘proved’ and ‘love’ are eye rhymes where they look the same but are pernounched differently. Shakespeare uses this final couplet as his assurances that he isn’t lying.
The first quatrain Shakespeare is saying that love does not have to be physical. ‘Marriage of two minds’ suggests that love is idealistic, the use of the word ‘true’ emphasises that it’s faithful. In lines 2 and 3 Shakespeare is arguing that love can overcome any obstacle in its way. ‘Love is not love which alters when alternation finds’. This tells us that if it is really true love you shouldn’t have to change anything. Metaphorically speaking Shakespeare uses ‘impediments’ to echo the vows that would be taken in a wedding ceremony. Telling us that love is also about devotion.
The second quatrain he uses seafaring metaphors to further establish the permanence of true love ‘ever-fixed mark’ this is what was used to help navigators guide there way on a course. He also uses ‘star’ to every wand’ring bark’ This would have been the Pole star which also helped to negative sailors as it remained in a fixed position. The star height can be measured mathematically form earth but is ‘worth is unknown’ Shakespeare suggest that love is an unknown quality that can only be understood by those in love and should be used to guide others.
Quatrain three is were Shakespeare is suggesting that love will never fade even death cant part true lovers. ‘Love’s not Time fool, though rose lips and