Sonnet 116 Sonnet 116 is just one of the many great works of Shakespeare. ... Shakespeare's word choice is remarkable. ... With Shakespeare's use of the sonnet form in his writing, he introduces the reader(s) to a more comfortable writing scheme. ... Shakespeare mastered this and used words such as "Doom- and "Loved-, which are crucial to the powerful mood of the sonnet. Shakespeare's word choice and his use of the sonnet form has allowed him to communicate the aspects of his writings to the reader(s) in a comfortable way that, for many years, an abundance of poets have tried...

• Word Count: 316
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

-William Shakespeare Sonnet #34 Why didst thou promise such a beauteous day, And make me travel forth without my cloak, To let base clouds o'ertake me in my way, Hiding thy bravery in their rotten smoke? ... -William Shakespeare William Shakespeare's sonnets are grouped in sequence in which they tell a story or suggest a story. ... Later, in line eight, Shakespeare gives the sun the quality of "stealing to the west with disgrace". ... In the sonnets, each quatrain has its own metaphor. ... These sonnets are very similar. ...

• Word Count: 627
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Poetry Critique In William Shakespeare's sonnet 130 he writes about an ironic love for a fairly unattractive mistress. ... In sonnet 116 Shakespeare writes about true love. ... In both of these sonnet form poems Shakespeare includes a great quantity of imagery, tone, figures of speech, and rime scheme. ... Shakespeare is describing here what a true love to him really is. ... Through all the imagery, rime, figures of speech and tone in these sonnets, Shakespeare was able to successfully get his point across. ...

• Word Count: 950
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Ben Johnson's "On My First Son," is about the brief life of his son. From reading this poem we can tell that they were really close. Ben and his son Benjamin were such good friends that he wanted to make sure he had the world. He focused so much on all the things he wanted for his son that he was li...

• Word Count: 1007
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School