Sonnet 116
Sonnet 116' is a poem about William Shakespeare'. The poem is about what true love is and what it isn't about. The poet uses imagery to make clear his views of love. The poem is very unique in its own way, which makes it very difficult to say how far I agree with his views.
Shakespeare uses imagery to show that love is always in your life. True love is permanent, "an ever fixed mark". True love is something that never goes away. It is like a stain, something that lasts. It reminds me of a love heart carved in a tree or even a birthmark, because like love it is always there. True love is constant and it never leaves us. The image shows me how Shakespeare feels about love.
In the poem, Shakespeare makes the imagery very effective. True love cannot be broken or taken. The imagery shows that true love can withstand all, "that looks on tempests and is never shaken". This image helps me imagine a hurricane. Love being a house, the hurricane can't move or take away......
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