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Sonnet 73

Sonnet 73. William Shakespeare. Quatrain 1. The speaker compares himself to a tree in Autumn. He talks about only a few yellow leaves left on his “tree.” Even the birds don’t perch in his branches anymore. Quatrain 2. The speaker compares himself to twilight, or the setting sun.

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Sonnet 73

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  1. Sonnet 73 William Shakespeare

  2. Quatrain 1 • The speaker compares himself to a tree in Autumn. • He talks about only a few yellow leaves left on his “tree.” • Even the birds don’t perch in his branches anymore.

  3. Quatrain 2 • The speaker compares himself to twilight, or the setting sun. • The light that is left is slowly extinguishing in the darkness. • He compares darkness to death. • Color progression from yellow to the orange of sunset.

  4. Quatrain 3 • The speaker compares himself to the glowing coals of a dying fire. • The coals will be “consumed” by the ashes of his own fire. • Most brilliant color imagery of a fiery red.

  5. Couplet • He says that their love should grow stronger as time progresses. • We love more when we know we have less time with someone.

  6. Literary Devices • Metaphor – tree in autumn, twilight, dying fire • Parallelism (repetition) – “In me thou see’st” • Form: Shakespearean Sonnet

  7. Sonnet 116 William Shakespeare

  8. Quatrain 1 • The speaker describes what love is not. • Love does not allow any kind of barriers between two people who love each other. • Love does not change even when other changes take place.

  9. Quatrain 2 • The speaker now describes what love is. • Love is like a star that guides lost ships through a storm • Even fierce storms cannot affect love. • The worth of love cannot be measured, just like the height of a star.

  10. Quatrain 3 • The speaker goes back to what love is not. • Love is not affected by time, even when beauty fades. • Love does not change over time but will last for eternity.

  11. Couplet • The speaker is completely confident that this is the correct view of love. • He says that if this view is proven to be wrong, then no one has ever truly loved. • He even affirms it by saying if this is incorrect, then he never wrote a single word.

  12. Literary Devices • Metaphor • Love is a “ever-fixed mark.” • Love is a “star.” • Personification • Time • Hyperbole • “If this be error and upon me proved / I never writ, nor no man ever loved.” • Form: Shakespearean Sonnet • Theme: True love is steadfast and unchangeable.

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