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    Critical analysis of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130 Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130 compares the speaker’s lover to a number of other beauties—and never in the lover’s favor. Her eyes are “nothing like the sun‚” her lips are less red than coral; compared to white snow‚ her breasts are dun-colored‚ and her hairs are like black wires on her head. In the second quatrain‚ the speaker says he has seen roses separated by color (“damasked”) into red and white‚ but he sees no such roses in his mistress’s cheeks; and

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    An Analysis of Sonnet 130

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    An Analysis of Sonnet 130 Rhythm Iambic Pentameter: The poem uses an iambic pentameter‚ a rhythmic scheme used in sonnets. The rhyme scheme is ABABCDCDEFEF GG‚ and is split into three quatrains and a rhyming couplet. It contains 10 syllables per line‚ with syllables alternating between unstressed and stressed when spoken aloud. This gives the sonnet the effect of sounding like a regular love poem‚ but upon closer examination of the words used we can tell that the poem and its intentions are completely

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    Shakespeare's Sonnet 116

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    Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116 I chose this poem somewhat at random since I felt that the main point of this assignment was to read a poem and interpret it for ourselves with no influence from others. I think the most disputable‚ if not confusing‚ aspect of this poem to me was whom it was addressed to. It sounded to me like it was either self-reflection about what love is‚ or perhaps more likely advice to another person about love. I would like to discuss the structure of the poem for just

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    analysis of sonnet 18

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    Theme Although the most obvious theme in most of the Shakespearian sonnets‚ including this one‚ is love‚ there is always an underlying theme. In this poem‚ it is time; immortality and the transience of beauty. The speaker mentions numerous times throughout the poem that “every fair from fair sometime declines” be it that of nature‚ “summer’s lease hath all too short a date” and eventually Autumn begins in which the leaves shrivel and die‚ or that of the subject. From the third quatrain onwards‚

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    Sonnet 18 Diction

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    William Shakespeare’s use of language in Sonnet 18 establishes an endearing tone in the poem. Firstly‚ the author uses diction in the text to support this tone of endearingness. For example‚ “But thy eternal summer shall not fade”(9). This entails that he is showing love and saying she is eternal‚ neverending‚ unlike summer. His word choice is enforcing the loving tone of the text. The phrase “shall not fade” further nailing in the idea of eternal love. Secondly‚ William Shakespeare uses specific

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    Sonnet 19 Analysis

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    Abernathy British Literature‚ 4th Due: 23 April 2012 Time in “Sonnet 19” In the equation of life‚ Time has always been an independent variable. Time cannot be slowed‚ lengthened‚ nor controlled in any manner. However‚ Time has control over all things. Time leaves its mark everywhere; whether it is in nature with the seasons changing or the aging of an animal. How one accepts its results is one’s own choice. In William Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 19” Time is shown deteriorating the strongest beings in nature

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    Shakespeare Sonnet 18

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    Sonnet 18 Shakespeare’s sonnet 18 is a poem written to his beloved comparing him/her to a summer’s day. What was the purpose of this poem and what is its true meaning behind the obvious? What is he saying exactly? For me this is almost hieroglyphics seeing as it is in old English text but I will attempt to extract some of the true meaning and thoughts of this poem. Who speaks in this poem? Shakespeare was obviously quite fond of this person. I will attempt to explicate this poem. The writer

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    Sonnet 18 Analysis

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    Essay 1 “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day” a sonnet written by William Shakespeare is one of the most well known sonnets in the world. It is a rhyming fourteen-line poem written in iambic pentameter. Iambic pentameter means that there is a particular rhythm in a line or in a verse. It is broken up into small groups of syllables called “feet.” Iamb means that there is an unaccented syllable followed by an accented syllable. The root word “pent-“ has to do with the number five. So iambic

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    Shakespeare's Sonnet 19

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    Shakespeare’s Sonnet 19 In his Sonnet 19‚ Shakespeare presents the timeless theme of Time’s mutability. As the lover apostrophizes Time‚ one might expect him to address "old Time" as inconstant‚ for such an epithet implies time’s changeability. But inconstant also suggests capricious‚ and the lover finds time more grave than whimsical in its alterations. With the epithet "devouring" he addresses a greedy‚ ravenous hunger‚ a Time that is wastefully destructive. Conceding to Time its wrongs‚ the

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    Holy Sonnet 14

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    An Explication of John Donne’s “Holy Sonnet 14” John Donne’s “Holy Sonnet 14‚” is a poem about a man who is begging for redemption by asking God to overtake his soul. The speaker writes in a first person point-of-view that directly implies that this poem was written in the context of a prayer‚ which is reinforced by the title. The tone of this poem begins with praise‚ which progressively grows to desperation‚ and ends with a sense of heavy pleading. The speaker reveals through word choices‚ metaphors

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