... using the Shakespearian sonnet form. This more modern version of the sonnet is used by McKay to introduce a more contemporary theme. His poem describes a heart-felt emotion of a different kind. Though keeping with the iambic pentameter, the Shakespearian form is composed of an ABABCBCDEFEFGG form. With every other line rhyming and a couplet in conclusion, the Shakespearian form strays significantly from Petrarch's. ... McKay's love is that of hate. When he writes of "this dark Passion that fills my every mood" ... wharves, the dens" as points of contemplation. He is dedicated in his tho...

• Word Count: 655
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School