Alyssa Fowler Ms. Gardner English 10 Period 2 12 September 2013 Lo e is !ind "Fair# $ind# and tr%e.

& is not 'on(ined only to only the poet)s belo ed* it resembles an in(inite s'ope o( yo%th(%l bea%ty. +illiam Sha$espeare 'reates a so(t yet# in(ormati e poem by %sing e%phony with "s& so%nds. "Still 'onstant in a wondro%s e,'ellen'e.& -his line displays e%phony while embra'ing the se'%rity that he (inds in his belo ed)s 'onstan'y and showing so(tness that Sha$espeare wanted to get thro%gh to the readers. Altho%gh Sha$espeare is inspired by the .%alities o( his belo ed# he ma$es it 'lear to the reader that he does not what it to be per'ei ed as him idoli/ing her. 0y repeating "Fair# $ind# and tr%e.& Sha$espeare is 'laiming what is important to him in this sonnet1 his belo ed. +illiam Sha$espeare# not only des'ribes his lo e as 'onstant and reliable b%t# he goes on to say that his 'onstant belo ed opens %p opport%nities to (ind something "(air# $ind# and tr%e& in a ariety o( other s%b2e'ts. All o( his "songs& and "praises& re ol e aro%nd his belo ed. She is the reason he aspires to write abo%t those "-hree themes&. All in all Sha$espeare)s belo ed was his inspiration b%t ne er his idol. 3is words see$ to present the idea that the one he lo es is steady and 'onsistent whi'h 'hallenges him to (ind di ersity among the same 'on'ept.