When thinking about english liturature one of the greatest writers of all time comes to mind, WIlliam Shakespear. Shakespear was born on or around April 23, 1564 according to the record from the Holy Trinity. Although only living until 1616 Shakespear wrote many things. Among some of those things written were his ever famous sonnets. A sonnet is a fourteen-line poem usually in iambic pentameter with a specific rhyme scheme. The Shakespearean sonnet has three four-line stanzas and a two-line unit called a couplet. Of these sonnets one of the greatest he has ever written was sonnet number 18, “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?”. This sonnet contains a theme of beauty
In the third stanza begining with “But thy eternal summer shall not fade” Shakespear is saying that his lover is an eternal and perfect shining summer who will keep that beauty forever within this sonnet. Sh alliteration continues with shall, shall and shade. To alliteration continues with to. Lo alliteration continues with lose.
In the very first stanza “Shall i compare thee to a summer’s day?” Shakespear is saying shall i compare you to the beauty of nature which i see around me. The summers day in line 1 extends throughout the sonnet to the month of May in line 3 and the whole season of summer in line 4. There are also several alliterations to this sonnet. The Sh sound threads through the poem, with shall, shake and short. The to sound is also
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