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Analysis of Sonnet 19
When we face a hard problem or get our hearts broken, we can calm ourselves, knowing that Time can heal everything. Time goes fast, and all things are changed, forgot, or ruined, but forever love never vanishes; it will stay forever in our poems and songs.
The first quatrain is conceived that no one can outdo time's erosion. He chooses massive, hard, and forceful words: "pluck", make, and burn; also, he uses strong, colorful animals that described to succumb to the ravages of time. He even alludes to the mythical phoenix that notes "it is mythological creature that is unique and consumes itself in fire from the ashes of which another phoenix is born, because it regenerates in this way". (Simon 593)
Therefore, the poet tries to show how strong time is. Time is passing; and strong animals, those who are slashing and wild, have died out. In The second quatrain, Time not only can ruin strong animals, but also it can fade and destroy all beautiful things at the earth. The speaker challenges Time to create happy and sad seasons as he fleets by. The speaker even supports that Time can do whatever he wants to the whole world and everything lovely that vanishes with the passage of the seasons and years, but the last line commands that the speaker forbids Time to touch his love, and says it with passion: "But I forbid thee one most heinous crime." (7) He can just forbid, cannot stop it to destroying his love and arts.
- "In the first two quatrains, the poet issues a series of commands, ordering time to devastate and ruin the world age- as time will anyway, with or without his will. (Emma 18)
But he tries to refuse and commands Time not to touch and fade his love's beauty, in the third quatrain; also poem's tone becomes more poignant and emotional. The speaker says what heinous crime is, and begs time not to age his beloved.
The first two lines are direct commands that forbid touching the beauty of youth, but it is not actually beauty of youth; it represents his love and his arts. The poet declares by exact words what does he forbid. Generally, the speaker doesn't want to fade his love as the young people don't want to be old and get wrinkles in flowing time. So he demands that time let go untainted for his love.
- Because the poet lacks any actual authority over time, his irrelevant commands only highlight his impotence. The poet finally acknowledges his powerlessness in the third quatrain, as his commands slip into pleas. (Emma 18)
The last two lines are softer than first two lines. The speaker tries to explain why time cannot devour his love, and he implies that if it wouldn't be destroyed, it would be remain perfection of beauty for future generations to admire.
The three quatrains relate Time, and it is felt like Time is the strongest one, but in the turn to the couplet the poet changes his tone; he starts to be confident.
He says, that go ahead "old Time," and do what can you do such as destroy his love and his art, even though time is enormous, but "My love shall in my verse ever live young."(14) His love is untouchable by time, and it will stay forever young in his poem.
- As Laurie notes "Don't spoil my lovers beauty, Time, even if you do, my love will live forever in my poetry." ( 362)
Do his love and his art stay really in forever? Could Time destroy his love what's more his talent and arts?
Although Shakespeare was born in 1564, we still read and learn from his artistry throughout the world. His talent and ability have stood throughout generations. His love and talents are never devoured by Time.
Analysis of Sonnet 19
When we face a hard problem or get our hearts broken, we can calm ourselves, knowing that Time can heal everything. Time goes fast, and all things are changed, forgot, or ruined, but forever love never vanishes; it will stay forever in our poems and songs.
The first quatrain is conceived that no one can outdo time's erosion. He chooses massive, hard, and forceful words: "pluck", make, and burn; also, he uses strong, colorful animals that described to succumb to the ravages of time. He even alludes to the mythical phoenix that notes "it is mythological creature that is unique and consumes itself in fire from the ashes of which another phoenix is born, because it regenerates in this way". (Simon 593)
Therefore, the poet tries to show how strong time is. Time is passing; and strong animals, those who are slashing and wild, have died out. In The second quatrain, Time not only can ruin strong animals, but also it can fade and destroy all beautiful things at the earth. The speaker challenges Time to create happy and sad seasons as he fleets by. The speaker even supports that Time can do whatever he wants to the whole world and everything lovely that vanishes with the passage of the seasons and years, but the last line commands that the speaker forbids Time to touch his love, and says it with passion: "But I forbid thee one most heinous crime." (7) He can just forbid, cannot stop it to destroying his love and arts.
- "In the first two quatrains, the poet issues a series of commands, ordering time to devastate and ruin the world age- as time will anyway, with or without his will. (Emma 18)
But he tries to refuse and commands Time not to touch and fade his love's beauty, in the third quatrain; also poem's tone becomes more poignant and emotional. The speaker says what heinous crime is, and begs time not to age his beloved.
The first two lines are direct commands that forbid touching the beauty of youth, but it is not actually beauty of youth; it represents his love and his arts. The poet declares by exact words what does he forbid. Generally, the speaker doesn't want to fade his love as the young people don't want to be old and get wrinkles in flowing time. So he demands that time let go untainted for his love.
- Because the poet lacks any actual authority over time, his irrelevant commands only highlight his impotence. The poet finally acknowledges his powerlessness in the third quatrain, as his commands slip into pleas. (Emma 18)
The last two lines are softer than first two lines. The speaker tries to explain why time cannot devour his love, and he implies that if it wouldn't be destroyed, it would be remain perfection of beauty for future generations to admire.
The three quatrains relate Time, and it is felt like Time is the strongest one, but in the turn to the couplet the poet changes his tone; he starts to be confident.
He says, that go ahead "old Time," and do what can you do such as destroy his love and his art, even though time is enormous, but "My love shall in my verse ever live young."(14) His love is untouchable by time, and it will stay forever young in his poem.
- As Laurie notes "Don't spoil my lovers beauty, Time, even if you do, my love will live forever in my poetry." ( 362)
Do his love and his art stay really in forever? Could Time destroy his love what's more his talent and arts?
Although Shakespeare was born in 1564, we still read and learn from his artistry throughout the world. His talent and ability have stood throughout generations. His love and talents are never devoured by Time.
