- Title- This says that the loved one can see the age in the author
- Paraphrase The sonnet starts by describing things fading away and dying like the leaves on a tree and the ruins of an old church once filled with music. The he describes himself as being like a fading fire or a setting sun with dim light left within. These are all metaphors of his body which will soon die. Then he refers to how he loves someone and still will in his advanced age
- Connotation- The author is much like the times of the year when things die in nature as he is nearing his death. He is saying that his body isn't what it once was and his time is nearly up. Because of this, he is determined to love his loved one even more than ever, because time is running short. When he compares himself to a dim light, he's saying that instead of having little light he has little life.
- Attitude- He has a very reflective attitude. He is also facing up and coming to terms with death which he knows will soon take him. He also has a very loving attitude toward his loved one. He doesn't seem to fear death but isn't happy to die.
- Shift- Near the end he changes from talking about growing old to talking about his love for his loved one.
- Title- Besides seeing the authors age, his increased love is also evident to the loved one
- Theme- As a person grows older and has less time to live, they should have deeper and stronger love for their loved ones
Rhyme Scheme
Works Cited Page
The rhyming in this sonnet alternates on every line
Poem Explication
"Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History." John Constable (1776Â1837). N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Jan. 2013.
"Iambic Pentameter." Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com, n.d. Web. 15 Jan. 2013.
"The Web Site of Shakespeare's Sonnets. Commentary.Sonnet 73." The Web Site of Shakespeare's Sonnets. Commentary.Sonnet 73. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Jan. 2013.
"Shakespeare's Sonnets Summary and Analysis." Shakespeare's Sonnets Study Guide : Summary and Analysis of Sonnet 73. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Jan. 2013.
"William Shakespeare Biography." YouTube. YouTube, 10 Sept. 2012. Web. 14 Jan. 2013.
This scheme goes "abab" "cdcd" "efef" "gg"
The scheme ends by having the last two lines rhyme. This is referred to as rhyming couplets
"Shakespeare's Sonnets Summary and Analysis." Shakespeare's Sonnets Study Guide : Summary and Analysis of Sonnet 73. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Jan. 2013.
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Shakespearean Sonnet Formats
Shakespeare Sonnet 73 - That Time of Year Thou Mayst in Me Behold with Glossary." Shakespeare Sonnet 73 - That Time of Year Thou Mayst in Me Behold with Glossary. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Jan. 2013.
This sonnet uses an iambic pentameter format that was always used by Shakespeare.
It contains a line with ten syllables that are accented on every second beat.
Artist Bio
John Constable was born in England in 1776. He was primarily a landscape artist and he painted pictures of the Stour Valley in England ,where he lived. His paintings are now very popular in England but during his life he wasn't very successful until later in life. He died in 1837
Artwork
Yellow Leaves by John Constable
Poetic Devices in poem
- Metaphor
- Imagery
- Symbolism
- End Rhyme
This sonnet has a particular emphasis on metaphors
Meaning of Sonnet
- Literal Meaning- All things grow old and die
- Symbolic A persons love should be stronger as they grow older, because they have less time with a loved one
Theme
The main theme of Sonnet 73 is growing old and how it strengthens love for a loved one
SONNET 73
That time of year thou mayst in me behold
When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang
Upon those boughs which shake against the cold,
Bare ruin'd choirs, where late the sweet birds sang.
In me thou seest the twilight of such day
As after sunset fadeth in the west,
Which by and by black night doth take away,
Death's second self, that seals up all in rest.
In me thou see'st the glowing of such fire
That on the ashes of his youth doth lie,
As the death-bed whereon it must expire
Consumed with that which it was nourish'd by.
This thou perceivest, which makes thy love more strong,
To love that well which thou must leave ere long.
Sonnet 73