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    can fall in and out of love; however‚ many poets wrote about a love that will never disappear. The love that they depicted regarded the truest of all loves. As beauty and time fades‚ true love will remain forever strong. William Shakespeare ’s Sonnet 116 is an extremely well-known poem for its description of true love. The love that the persona describes does not admit impediments and is unchanging and perfect. According to him‚ love acts like a guiding star for lost ships‚ not shaken in storms

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    A sonnet is a form of lyric poetry with fourteen lines and a specific rhyme scheme. (Lyric poetry presents the deep feelings and emotions of the poet as opposed to poetry that tells a story or presents a witty observation.) The meter of Shakespeare’s sonnets is iambic pentameter (except in Sonnet 145). The only exceptions are Sonnets 99‚ 126‚ and 145. Number 99 has fifteen lines. Number 126 consists of six couplets‚ and two blank lines marked with italic brackets; 145 is in iambic tetrameters‚

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    The Spenserian Sonnet was named for Edmund Spenser 1552-1599‚ a 16th century English Poet. The Spenserian Sonnet inherited the tradition of the declamatory couplet of Wyatt / Surrey although Spenser used Sicilian quatrains to develop a metaphor‚ conflict‚ idea or question logically‚ with the declamatory couplet resolving it. Beyond the prerequisite for all sonnets‚ the defining features of the Spenserian Sonnet are: a quatorzain made up of 3 Sicilian quatrains (4 lines alternating rhyme) and

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    is given to definitions of ideal love. Did you find this definitions attractive and or/ convincing? Give reasons for your answer. I found “Sonnet 116” gave definition to ideal love. I found these definitions both attractive and convincing. I found this to be my favourite of Shakespeare’s sonnets as reading about his idea of true love moved me. This sonnet attempts to define love‚ by telling what it is and is not “love is not love‚ which alters when alteration finds.” Shakespeare speaks how when

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    English Literature What is a sonnet? A sonnet is a form of poetry‚ which originated in Italy and was created by the Sicilian poet Giacomo da Lentini during the Renaissance. The term sonnet comes from the Italian word sonnetto‚ meaning “little song” and is a poem of fourteen lines‚ which can be broken down into four sections called quatrains. It follows a strict rhyme scheme‚ which is ABAB/CDCD/EFEF/GG. This means that the first and third lines and the second and fourth lines of each quatrain

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    Sonnet 116 and 130 In two of Shakespeare’s sonnets. Sonnet 116 and 130‚ he shows love in a different‚ yet interesting way through tone‚ imagery‚ and meaning of love. In these sonnets‚ he shows how love is forever‚ and describes the uniqueness of love. He shows that true‚ real love can overcome all obstacles‚ and that you should never give up on love. In Sonnet 130‚ Shakespeare writes and anti-sonnet. He is writing the real version of love‚ because you cannot idealize love. This is a parody

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    the view that Shakespeare’s sonnet 116 is what a love poem should be: an expression of perfect love. The definition of perfect love is subjective‚ however it could be seen as fearless and endless love‚ with utter devotion and allowing nothing to get between the lovers. Sonnet 116 describes examples of these traits‚ in which love is described to be the most powerful force‚ and even stronger than "tempests" and other aspects of nature. The initial lines of the sonnet describe how "love is not love"

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    SONNET 146 Poor soul‚ the center of my sinful earth‚ Lord of these rebel powers that thee array‚ Why dost thou pine within and suffer dearth‚ Painting thy outward walls so costly gay? Why so large cost‚ having so short a lease‚ Dost thou upon thy fading mansion spend? Shall worms‚ inheritors of this excess‚ Eat up thy charge? is this thy body’s end? Then soul‚ live thou upon thy servant’s loss‚ And let that pine to aggravate thy store; Buy terms divine in selling hours of dross;

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    eyes. A place where laughter is the only rule and lessons are learned in paradox school. Author notes Sonnet Sonnets are formal poems and consist of 14 lines (3 quatrains and a couplet) ‚ traditionally written in iambic pentameter - that is‚ in lines ten syllables long‚ with accents falling on every second syllable Desperation Guppie Stokes What will I write about in this sonnet?  Of who’s existence I really don’t care... Why‚ just the thought of doing it Makes me feel the need for fresh

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    True Love Transcends Time in Sonnet 116 Shakespeare talks about love‚ which can be one of the most difficult and confusing parts of life. Through the use of metaphors and graphic language Shakespeare tries to show the reader what he thinks love is. His goal is to prove that true love is clear and that it has a real definition. He seeks to do this by making us see love in a different light‚ deeper than just what it appears to be at first. Shakespeare doesn’t write what he thinks true love is‚ instead

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