PriscillaNavas

Ms.Gardner
English10Hon.
16September2015
OriginalSonnet
AgainstAllOdds
WhatcouldIsaythathasn'tbeensaidalready
Continuefeelinglikeabrokenrecord
Myloveforyoukeepsgrowingsteady
Staringoutthewindowwatchingthebird
Ashechirpsalongandplayfulsong
Asongthatbringsviewersfromfarandnear
ThisishowI'vefeltforyou,mylove,allalong
Beenlovingyoufromafar,eventhoughyou'rehere
Otherssaythatthereisplentymoreoutthere
ThatI'mafoolforchoosingyousoquick
ThatIwasblindedbyyourfalseglare
Thatwenevertrulyhadthatgreatclick
Allthosestatementsarejusttheirjealousy
I'llprovethemwrongyoujustwaitandsee.
Sonnet108Analysis
Throughoutsonnet108thespeakerdeclareshisunwaveringlovethroughreflectiononhis

pastattemptstowinoverhislove:usingrepetitionandtime,thespeakerrepeatswhathewas
sayingbefore.WilliamShakespeareusesdescriptivedictionthatdescribestimeandappearance
inordertorepresenthiseverlastinglove.Thereareseveralreferencestotimeandhowit
representshislove:"norgivestonecessarywrinklesplace"isaprimeexample.Thequoteshows
thespeakersayinghowhefeelsabouthislove'sappearance,theymaybeaging,buthedoesn't
seeit.Thespeaker'sloveforthatpersoniseternalinhiseyes.Throughoutthesonnetthespeaker
alsoreflectsonhispastattemptstoimpressthem.Heeventuallydecidesthathe'sdoneitalland
thatthereisnolongersomethinghehasn'tdone,sodecidestoseeitallasnewonceagain.While
doingso,healsorenewshisloveforthisperson.Forexample,"aswhenfirstIhallowedthyfair
name,"whichmeanswhenhefirststartedfeelinghisloveforthatperson.Anotherexample
wouldbethefinaltwolines.Theselinesfullysummarizewhatthespeakerwasstrugglingto
showthroughoutthewholesonnet."Findingthefirstconceitoflovetherebredwheretimeand
outwardformwouldshowitdead."Thesefinallinesshowthepurityofthespeaker'slove.He
foundandseeswhohefirstfellinlovewitheventhoughitlooksasthoughthereisnoreasonto
keeplovingthem.Thisisthemainthemeofthesonnet:againstalloddsandagainsttime's
effects,hisloveisconstantlyrenewedandwillbethesameasitwasintheverybeginning.