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While frequently the rhythm of iambic pentameter lines arises from the implicit emphasis of its words, this sonnet affords several examples of the implicit emphasis of words arising from the meter. For example, in line 9, Shakespeare diverts the ictus away from the two strong tonic stresses of "love" and "lov'st" by arranging the line such that ...
× / × / × / × / × / Lest sorrow lend me words, and words express (140.3) / = ictus , a metrically strong syllabic position. × = nonictus . Line 14 exhibits two common metrical variations: an initial reversal, and (potentially) the rightward movement of the third ictus (resulting in a four-position figure, × × / / , sometimes referred to ...
Sonnet 89 is an English or Shakespearean sonnet, which has three quatrains, followed by a final rhyming couplet.However, in Q1609, quatrain two and quatrain three constitute a complete sentence running from line 5 through to line 12.
Sonnet 112 is one of 154 sonnets written by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare. It is a member of the Fair Youth sequence, in which the poet expresses his love towards a young man. It is noted for its compressed and obscure language.
As Sidney Lee notes, this poem, like most Renaissance sonnets on similar themes, derives ultimately from Petrarch's sonnet 42; he cites examples from Surrey and Sidney. Edward Dowden notes a resemblance to Spenser's Amoretti 64. G. Wilson Knight connects the rose and lily of this poem to what he sees as a pattern of flower symbolism in the cycle.
Sonnet 124 is an English or Shakespearean sonnet.The English sonnet has three quatrains, followed by a final rhyming couplet.It follows the typical rhyme scheme of the form abab cdcd efef gg and is composed in iambic pentameter, a type of poetic metre based on five pairs of metrically weak/strong syllabic positions.
"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet." —William Shakespeare "By plucking her petals, you do not gather the beauty of the flower." —Rabindranath Tagore "Flowers are love's truest ...
These perfectly balanced words emphasize the main point of the sonnet as being about loss of love. [ 9 ] The use of the term "loving offenders" in line 5 can have two meanings: that the offenders (the fair youth and the mistress) are in love; but it can also mean that they seem to enjoy their offense.