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Sonnet # 30

Sonnet # 30. Written By: William Shakespeare. Biography. Born in 1564 and died in 1616 Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets throughout his life Influenced many writers, including Charles Dickens. What Type of Sonnet Is This?. Sonnet # 30 is an Elizabethan or Shakespearean Sonnet

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Sonnet # 30

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  1. Sonnet # 30 Written By: William Shakespeare

  2. Biography • Born in 1564 and died in 1616 • Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets throughout his life • Influenced many writers, including Charles Dickens

  3. What Type of Sonnet Is This? • Sonnet # 30 is an Elizabethan or Shakespearean Sonnet • This type of sonnet uses 3 quatrains and 1 couplet • The rhyme scheme of this sonnet is ABAB, CDCD, EFEF, GG

  4. What is the theme of sonnet # 30 • Shakespeare expresses the following emotions in this sonnet: • Sadness • Love • Depression • Grievance

  5. Literary Devices • Only one literary device is used throughout this sonnet • It is called a blank-verse • This means that some lines of sonnet # 30 do not rhyme

  6. What Is The Ironic Twist? • The ironic twist in this sonnet is told in the last two lines or the couplet • The ironic twist is that while throughout the sonnet, Shakespeare describes his life as sad and full off greif. But in the couplet of the poem he says that when he sees this woman, all of his sadness goes away and she makes him feel a lot better

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