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What is the central idea of the poem Sonnet 75?

What is the central idea of the poem Sonnet 75?

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  1. The central idea of the sonnet is how the poet talks of writing his lover’s name in the sand and then seeing it get carried away by the tide. He persists regardless of the number of times it occurs. Even after his sweetheart informs him that she doesn’t want to live forever, he keeps writing. She shouldn’t live among the world’s lesser things, in his opinion. Spenser’s speaker implies in his conclusion that his love will continue forever

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