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    Sonnet 60 Poetry Response

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    The document is a poetry response analyzing William Shakespeare's sonnet 60. It discusses how the sonnet addresses how time affects youth and beauty, leading ultimately to death. It examines Shakespeare's use of figurative language like similes and personification to portray the passing of time. The response also analyzes the form and structure of the sonnet, including its rhyme scheme and syntax. It describes the melancholic tone used to convey the sadness of time's effects.

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    The document is a poetry response analyzing William Shakespeare's sonnet 60. It discusses how the sonnet addresses how time affects youth and beauty, leading ultimately to death. It examines Shakespeare's use of figurative language like similes and personification to portray the passing of time. The response also analyzes the form and structure of the sonnet, including its rhyme scheme and syntax. It describes the melancholic tone used to convey the sadness of time's effects.

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    The document is a poetry response analyzing William Shakespeare's sonnet 60. It discusses how the sonnet addresses how time affects youth and beauty, leading ultimately to death. It examines Shakespeare's use of figurative language like similes and personification to portray the passing of time. The response also analyzes the form and structure of the sonnet, including its rhyme scheme and syntax. It describes the melancholic tone used to convey the sadness of time's effects.

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    The key takeaways are that the poem discusses how time affects youth and beauty and leads to death, and how the speaker believes his writing will outlive him.

    The rhyme scheme of the poem is abab, cdcd, efef, gg, which is the pattern of an English sonnet.

    Shakespeare portrays time as cruel and as a monster that destroys youth. It is described as a 'cruel hand' that follows its intent of passing and aging.

    Troi Oliver

    Ap Lit

    Ms. White

    11/2/2022

    “Sonnet 60” By William Shakespeare: Poetry response 3

    Within the poem “Sonnet 60” by William Shakespeare, Shakespeare embraces the

    concepts of how the passing of time affects one’s youth and beauty, which eventually leads

    to an ultimate end. Shakespeare incorporates a few statements of figurative language to enhance

    his emotions towards the passing of time in life. For example within line 1-2, Shakespear states

    “Like as the waves make towards the pebbl’d shore, So do our minutes hasten to their end.” In

    particular, Shakespear uses a simile to compare how the waves repeatedly wash over and run

    down a shore, to how fast time and minutes pass by. Or in other words, as the tides wash over the

    pebbl’d shore it refers to how life itself eventually comes to an end in time. Undoubtedly,

    Shakespear could also mean that life and death is a repeated cycle, similarly to how the waves

    washing over a shore always come back to one body of water; The ocean. Furthermore,

    Shakespear also includes personification within line 13 stating “And yet to times in hope my

    verse shall stand.” To be specific, a verse cannot physically stand. However, the speaker’s words

    will continue to live on and be told; Passed on through death and ge nerations. Not only does

    Shakespear incorporate personification within line 13, but also line 14, Shakespear states

    “Praising my worth, despite his cruel hand.” Here Shakespeare suggests that time is once again

    treated as a person. In which, the passing of time is described as a “cruel hand”. This is

    considered the speaker's way of announcing that time continues to follow its original intent of
    passing the time or aging: Destroying youth with time. In general, the speaker goes from

    defining the average journey in life; Starting from birth, to maturing of age, then to illustrating

    how time can be a monster; Due to time being invincible, as said “verse” can stand against time.

    In addition, Shakespeare introduces concepts involving; How even through time, we as society

    continue to read/analyze Shakespeare’s poem in today’s society. Not to exclude, Shakespeare

    also mentions that creating any form of literature will help differ one from others. Shakespeare

    relates this concept to how meaningful messages within literature refuse to self-destruct over

    time. Moving on, the Form and Pattern of “Sonnet 60” is an English sonnet. The rhyme scheme

    of the poem results in an “abab, cdcd, efef, gg” pattern. Not to exclude, the syntax revolves

    around an Independent clause; Independent clause. By way of illustration, lines 1-4 demonstrate

    the Independent clause “ Like as the waves make towards the pebbl’d shore, So do our minutes

    hasten to their end; Each changing place with that which goes before,In sequent toil all forwards

    do contend.” Evidently, Shakespeare frequently uses commas to indicate pauses, and connections

    between each line. Similarly, lines 13-14 Shakespeare states “And yet to times in hope my verse

    shall stand, Praising thy worth, despite his cruel hand.”. However, these lines display Dependent

    clause, Independent clause syntax. The “And” and “Yet” are coordinating conjunctions. In

    which, the last two lines of the poem are similar to a sonnet remark. In addition to this,

    Shakespeare designed the tone of “Sonnet 60” to appear melancholic; For instance, as the

    speaker talks about the passing of time it raises a sad-gloomy source of energy which affects the

    tone. However, the speaker continues to acknowledge that life continues to go on after death.

    Ultimately, the poem agrees with the speaker's perspective because it shows how birth leads to

    maturity, which then leads to death. In conclusion, Shakespeare’s final opposition for “Sonnet

    60” is the “Speaker vs. Life/Time”. Overall, the poem talks about how time affects one’s youth
    and beauty as well as how death is unavoidable. Time is painted as a cruel monster; however, the

    speaker believes that his “verse” shall defeat time. Towards the end, the speaker acknowledges

    how writing can continue to carry on one’s legacy.

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