1. Poetry Summaries
... time demonstrating how little time is left in his romantic love story. The poem seems to take place in the late autumn season in the cold where leaves begin to fall from trees. The Sonnet becomes dramatic at the end when he states, "To love that well which thou must leave ere long.& ... the metaphors description of time are swiftly escalating as the old man ages. Within the first quatrain, he compares himself to the trees that are losing leaves in the cold. This can relate to Shakespeare losing his hair as he ages. In the second quatrain when he describes the seasons to the years ... ...
- Word Count: 1745
- Approx Pages: 7
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School