Question

In a well-developed paragraph, discuss why the writer of this poem would have chosen the structural form of a sonnet to communicate his message. Be sure to include specific examples from the poem to support your ideas.

Answer 1

That time of year thou mayst in me behold
When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang
When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang
Upon those boughs which shake against the cold,
Bare ruined choirs, where late the sweet birds sang.
In me thou see'st the twilight of such day
As after sunset fadeth in the west;
Which by and by black night doth take away,
Death's second self, that seals up all in rest.
In me thou see'st the glowing of such fire,
That on the ashes of his youth doth lie,
As the deathbed whereon it must expire,
Consumed with that which it was nourished by.
This thou perceiv'st, which makes thy love more strong,
To love that well which thou must leave ere long.

Answer 2

@BassCatcher15

Answer 3

The use of a sonnet to put forth their idea/poetic work allowed them to add tone, giving the poem more depth and making it more interesting to the reader.

Answer 4

....... @BassCatcher15 I'm beyond lost

Answer 5

Like, I understand what it's asking. Poems are seriously just NOT my thing.

Answer 6

@BVB4life

Answer 7

They arent mine either. Lol. Hang on though. I think I can decipher what theyre askin.

Answer 8

Alright! @BassCatcher15

Answer 9

A sonnet is simply another means to a creative, poetic end. It has a very distinct form. For example, the Elizabethan sonnet form (also referred to as the Shakespearean sonnet because of his vast contributions to the form) consists of fourteen lines. Of these fourteen, the first twelve are divided into three sets of four lines, called a quatrain. The last two lines are in the form of a couplet, a pair of rhyming lines. Maybe thatll help?

Answer 10

Now I'm even more lost....

Answer 11

@amonkiper @Tazmaniadevil @SiennaSurfer

Answer 12

Basically sonnets have a unique flow to them and it makes them easy to follow when the author uses simple text. In this case, the author uses simple flow with complex vocabulary to draw the reader in. Their wording provides a lot of depth.

Answer 13

I understand what it is and what I'm suppose to do! I don't know what I ACTUALLY would write though. Get it?

Answer 14

writing a sonnet makes the poem flow make more sense

Answer 15

and the actual vocabulary in the poem

Answer 16

had me... then lost me again

Answer 17

so basically the author wrote this poem as a sonnet to make the poem more interesting but at the same time easier to understand

Answer 18

Okay. Got it.

Answer 19

so that makes sense?

Answer 20

Sorry for the complexity of my response. Lol

Answer 21

Yes! Thank you! @BVB4life

Answer 22

of course let me know if you need help with anything else

Answer 23

Help with one last one? @BVB4life @BassCatcher15

Answer 24

Yeah sure

Answer 25

sure why not

Answer 26

Read the following Shakespearean sonnet.

My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;
Coral is far more red than her lips' red;
If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;
If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.;
I have seen roses damasked, red and white,
But no such roses see I in her cheeks;And in some perfumes is there more delight
Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.

I love to hear her speak, yet well I know

That music hath a far more pleasing sound;

I grant I never saw a goddess go;
My mistress when she walks treads on the ground.
And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare
As any she belied with false compare.

The lines "My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun; / Coral is far more red than her lips' red; / If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun; / If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head" employ a humor device. Identify the device used and discuss its effect on the meaning and tone of the poem.

Answer 27

im not really sure