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Sonnet63

AgainstmyloveshallbeasIamnow, WithTime'sinjurioushandcrushedando'erworn, Whenhourshavedrainedhisbloodandfilledhisbrow Withlinesandwrinkleswhenhisyouthfulmorn Hathtravelledontoage'ssteepynight, Andallthosebeautieswhereofnowhe'sking Arevanishingorvanishedoutofsight, Stealingawaythetreasureofhisspring ForsuchatimedoInowfortify Againstconfoundingage'scruelknife, Thatheshallnevercutfrommemory Mysweetlove'sbeauty,thoughmylover'slife: Hisbeautyshallintheseblacklinesbeseen, Andtheyshalllive,andheinthemstillgreen. ThepersonificationofTimepossessingacruelknifeallowsthereadertoenvisionTimeCarvingwrinkles ontoaperson,whichenhancestheportrayalofTimeasaperson. ThepersonificationofTimestealingawayhisloversyouth(histreasure)strengthensthenegative connotationofTime. ThedictioninthissonnetemphasizesTimespowerandtheeffectsitplaysonthepoetandhislover,as wellasthenegativityofage.ThishighlightsthethemeofpoemofhowTimecanbeovercome.
Problem: TheproblemwashowTimeeffectsagingonthepoetandhislover.

Thisparadoxshowsthecontradictionofhowthepoetsloverbecomesoldphysically,thusmakingher beautydeteriorate,howeverhisloverwillremainyounginthepoetspoems. TheapostropheofTimeissignificantbecausethepoetaddressesTimedirectlyshowinghisconfidencein overcomingTime.


Development: Thedevelopmentofthissonnetiswhenthepoetrealizesthatcompetenttimewillnottakethemaway. Solution: ShakespearecontradictsthateventhoughTimetakeawaytheiryouth,theywillalwaysremainyoungthroughpoetry.

LiteraryDeviceKey: Apostrophe: Personification: Diction: Consonance: Imagery: Paradox:

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