Sonnet 18 and sonnet 116
The dominant image in Sonnet 18 is light. Sonnet 18 was written by William Shakespeare and is sometimes referred to as Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Yes The sonnet is dripping with metaphor
I say nay
This is the first line of Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare suggests that the memory of beauty will be immortalized in the sonnet. (see related question)
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Sonnet 18 and sonnet 116
The dominant image in Sonnet 18 is light. Sonnet 18 was written by William Shakespeare and is sometimes referred to as Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Sonnet 18, also known as "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" was written by William Shakespeare in the 16th century, during the Elizabethan era.
Yes The sonnet is dripping with metaphor
All of Shakespeare's sonnets, including Sonnet 18, are written in iambic pentameter.
Shakespeare's "Sonnet 18" ("Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"), "Sonnet 130" ("My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun"), and Petrarch's "Sonnet 90" ("She used to let her golden hair fly free").
Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 (Shall I compare thee to a Summer's day) is addressed to a young man (probably). Since the poem was originally written around 1590, it is likely that the original addressee of the sonnet has since died.
I say nay
This is the first line of Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare suggests that the memory of beauty will be immortalized in the sonnet. (see related question)
The speaker of Sonnet 18 is Shakespeare, and the subject of the sonnet is the beauty and immortality of the beloved, often interpreted as a reflection of the power of poetry.
No, there is no onomatopoeia in this poem.