Thou Blind Man's Mark Analysis

A strong desire can cause someone to do things that they would never do normally. When someone truly desires something, it can become the only thing they ever think about, it can consume them. Throughout Thou Blind Man’s Mark, the author Phillip Sidney uses poetic devices such as irony and alliteration to convey his derision with his own desires. Right from the beginning, Sidney uses strong ironic phrases to convey to the readers his disdain for desire. With the line, “Thou blind man’s mark,” the author uses irony to show how he feels. Clearly, a blind man would not be able to have a ‘mark,’ or target because he is blind, he would not be able to hit a target at all. Sidney again uses irony with the line “thou fool’s self-chosen snare.”