Shakespeare s 18th Sonnet Explication
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Shakespeare's 18th Sonnet Explication
Many great poets emerged during the medieval time period who wrote many great poems that would never be forgotten. In order to make these poems so popular the poets had to make their poetry stand out from the rest. These poets did this by developing diverse styles of writing and using various literary and sound devices. William Shakespeare set himself apart by using figurative language, sound devices, and a unique writing style, which is best exemplified in his 18th Sonnet.
William Shakespeare's poetry is famous because of the style in which he writes. In his 18th Sonnet he is writing about the beauty of a girl from the first person point of view, and it has no setting. In this poem his tone is not what you would expect from a love poem. Usually love poems compare beauty to nature and the tone is very serious, but in this poem Shakespeare mocks nature by showing its flaws like the "rough winds do shake the darling buds of may" and "too hot the eye of heaven shines". This shows that he is writing in more of a joking and lighthearted tone. By doing this, Shakespeare goes against the grain because most the other poets of the time compared only the good parts of nature to beauty, and their themes were contrite and simple only speaking of their love and the beauty...