Additionally, her use of anaphora in "I love thee" reinforces the countless ways she loves "thee" by the technique of listing. ... Through the technique of personification in "thy eternal summer shall not fade" and "Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade," Shakespeare's lover embodies summer itself implying that her beauty will never "fade" and even death cannot cease it. ... Through skillful craftsmanship and varying literary devices, both the sonnets serve as exceptional pieces of poetry that truly encompass pure and absol...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate