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    In sonnet 49, the poet wars with time as he reflects on the love he will lose as it ages him. Repetition of the word "time" is emphasizing the effect it has on him. The somber couplet "to leave me thou hast the strength of laws, / Since why to love I can allege no cause" is a lamentation of love lost.

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    In sonnet 49, the poet wars with time as he reflects on the love he will lose as it ages him. Repetition of the word "time" is emphasizing the effect it has on him. The somber couplet "to leave me thou hast the strength of laws, / Since why to love I can allege no cause" is a lamentation of love lost.

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    In sonnet 49, the poet wars with time as he reflects on the love he will lose as it ages him. Repetition of the word "time" is emphasizing the effect it has on him. The somber couplet "to leave me thou hast the strength of laws, / Since why to love I can allege no cause" is a lamentation of love lost.

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    SkylerGenelly

    Ms.Gardner
    English10H/Period2
    13September2015
    Sonnet49Analysis
    InSonnet49,thepoetwarswithtimeashereflectsonthelovehewillloseasitages
    him:Timescommandonhumanscanneverbesloweddownorstopped.William
    Shakespearesuseofclevermetaphorsandvividdescriptorsaidthepoetinhisepicquarrelwith
    time.Therepetitionofthewordtimeisnotonlyemphasizingtheeffectithasonhim,butalso
    actsasanallusiontoChronos,thegodoftime.Overall,thereiterationofthewordsuggestshow
    muchtimeiscontrollingthepoetsaging.Thelawfuldictionsuchasthestrengthoflaws
    (personification)andIcanallegenocause,justifytheformalityandsignificanceofthepoets
    surrendertotime.Thesombercouplettoleavemethouhastthestrengthoflaws,/Sincewhyto
    loveIcanallegenocauseisalamentationoflovelost,anditdramatizesthesonnetasawhole.
    Conclusively,thepoetlosestotheagingprocessoftime,abrawlthatcanneverbewonby
    mortals.Heacceptshisfate,succumbingtotimeandjustifyingtheloss.Thepoetsfearofold
    ageisonlyprospective,butwillslowlycreepuponhimasyearspass.Thepoetleavesthereader
    withachillingthought,onlytobediscoveredintheirdecliningyears:Willmysignificantother
    loveme,forallofme,evenasIgrowoldandfrail?

    OriginalSonnet

    Irunandrunwithswiftnesstomystride,
    Yetitfollowsmewithmarringmotive.
    Timeflieswhileyouarehavingfuntheyguide,
    Truetheline,thefuturemakesmepensive.
    WilltheyouthfulfaceIbeardisappear?
    WillthemanIloveleavemyfeebleself?
    Iguessthefutureisntquitesonear.
    RulingTimeputsplansonarockyshelf.
    AndthoughIrealizeitcanconquerall,
    I
    surrendermyselftoitspowers.
    I
    acceptmyfuturefateoverall.
    I
    willletalloftheyearsthattower
    Andchangefaceandbodyontheoutside,
    ForrulingTimewillforeverpreside.

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