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  1. The rhyme scheme is consistent throughout the poem which is similar to the traditional Shakespearean sonnet rhyme of abab cdcd efef gg.    Sonnet 29 Summary

    The rhyme scheme is consistent throughout the poem which is similar to the traditional Shakespearean sonnet rhyme of abab cdcd efef gg. 

     

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  1. Sonnet 29 carries themes of “wealth” that the speaker thinks he lacks at the start of the poem but later realises he possessed it all along. “Self-pity”, the speaker curses his own fate which made him miserable and hopeless. And the “Power of love”, this is later revealed towards the end of the poemRead more

    Sonnet 29 carries themes of “wealth” that the speaker thinks he lacks at the start of the poem but later realises he possessed it all along. “Self-pity”, the speaker curses his own fate which made him miserable and hopeless. And the “Power of love”, this is later revealed towards the end of the poem. 

     

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  1. Alliteration: This device is used when the line carries more than similar one consonant sound. In this poem, lines 9 and 10 carry the same consonant sound of /th/ twice. Enjambment: This is used when the poet breaks his thought into multiple verses. In this poem, lines 11-14 are examples of EnjambmeRead more

    1. Alliteration: This device is used when the line carries more than similar one consonant sound. In this poem, lines 9 and 10 carry the same consonant sound of /th/ twice.
    2. Enjambment: This is used when the poet breaks his thought into multiple verses. In this poem, lines 11-14 are examples of Enjambment.
    3. Apostrophe: Apostrophe can be seen in lines 10 and 13 in this poem.
    4. Diacope: Intentional repetition of words or phrases for more rhetorical effect. In this poem, line 6 carries a diacope when the poet repeats “like him” twice.
    5. Personification: When inanimate objects are given human qualities like in this poem, heaven is given the quality of being “deaf” in line 3. Line one is personified as well.
    6. Hyperbole: Over Exaggeration of something is known as Hyperbole. This poem heavily uses hyperbole throughout from lines 2-4, line 8, and lines 11-14.
    7. Synecdoche: When a part of something is mentioned to represent the whole. In this poem, “men’s eyes” are used to refer to society in line one.
    8. Simile: When unrelated things are compared to each other, in this poem, the speaker is compared to a lark in lines 11 and 12.

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  1. Sonnet 29 by William Shakespeare revolves around the idea of love and its richness. The power of love and its ability to defeat the hard times experienced by the individuals. The speaker of the poem despises himself at the start and later recalls his love which changes his perspective entirely.  SonRead more

    Sonnet 29 by William Shakespeare revolves around the idea of love and its richness. The power of love and its ability to defeat the hard times experienced by the individuals. The speaker of the poem despises himself at the start and later recalls his love which changes his perspective entirely. 

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