This simple rhyming pattern encourages the reader to recite the sonnet slowly creating a "tranquil" tone. ... The overall tone of the sonnet is appreciation, which Norton lavishes her "friends" the books with. Through her choice of diction, Norton romanticises the sonnet, allowing the reader to confuse this, with a sonnet intended for a lover. ... To My Books, as a performance, would be categorised as a soliloquy; the sonnet is used as a vehicle for Norton's thoughts and feelings to be expressed and is comparable to Shakespeare's sonnets. ... The overall tone of the sonnet is ador...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate