Amelia Bell

Kaitlyn Wong
Mrs. Gardner
English 10 Honors
Period 6
12 September 2016

Shakespeare Sonnet 22 Project

 Contemporary Sonnet
So long as you look well and young, my love,
No one can tell me I am aging, dear.
But as your skin becomes a leather glove
The end of my days begins to grow near.
Because all the beauty that you contain
Is what makes up the substance of my heart,
Which will live in your chest till I die in vain.
With you, I fear the time we are apart.
Tis why, my love, you must take certain care
As much as I will do myself for you,
For its your heart I keep treasured, so rare,
Like a mother to her infant does too.
For when death comes to reap whats his to sow,
In my chest your heart will forever glow.
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My glass shall not persuade me I am old

So long as youth and thou are of one date;

But when in thee times furrows I behold,

Then look I death my days should expiate.

For all that beauty that doth cover thee

Is but the seemly raiment of my heart,

Which in thy breast doth live, as thine in me.

How can I then be elder than thou art?

O therefore, love, be of thyself so wary

As I, not for myself, but for thee will,

Bearing thy heart, which I will keep so chary

As tender nurse her babe from faring ill.

Presume not on thy heart when mine is slain;

Thou gavst me thine not to give back again.

 Amelias Sonnet Analysis
Time is known to age all living things and kill all love: The poet, however, claims that he nor his love will ever die with time. The

smooth, vibrating sound devices and long vowel sounds William Shakespeare uses produce the illusion of time passing slowly, full of love

and energy. From the very start, you can hear the long smooth vowels and the s sounds in the first line: My glass shall not persuade me I

am old. This use of euphony and assonance give off a soothing, slow quality. You can also hear the th sound in almost every line of the

sonnet. It is mostly in words such as thou and thy, which address the other person. In the 7th and 8th lines, the th sound can be heard

many times: Which in thy breast doth live, as thine in me. How can I then be elder than thou art? . This repetitive diction is meant to make

a point or have an effect. It gives off the impression that the poet thoroughly wishes to let his love, or the person he is speaking to, know

that they are acknowledged. It is almost as if he is comforting them, or telling them what to do. In the end, Shakespeare knows that he will

die, as will the people he loves. He knows that his days are numbered. So, with his soothing words, he instructs his beloved to take care of

his heart which she holds, as he will hers. Even after the poet dies, he assures her that his love for her will still remain. He reminds her that

her heart was given to him, never to be taken back. His love will remain true long after his body is dead, just as he expects her love to do
 Kaitlyns Sonnet Analysis
In Sonnet 22, the poet is forced to face the common, wrinkled curse that all forlorn figures must face: Unwilling to submit, the poet
strides through the element of age to forever immortalize his love. Though Shakespeare uses rather casual diction and simple imagery, he is
still able to emphasize greatly on his theme of eternal love. While Shakespeares language wasnt exactly alluring, his use of a couple
complex words and the passion that flows through his relaxed phrasing is a solid concrete base to help support his theme throughout the
poem. As the most complex words in the poem-expiate, raiment, chary- Shakespeare simply uses metaphors like, Bearing thy heart,
which I will keep so chary and For all that beauty that doth cover thee Is but the raiment of my heart, to convey and compliment his
love. The poet is shown to be so passionate about his love, that he is driven to the point of being selfish, which is clear in the last part of the
last line-not to give back again. His refusal to give back he knows is not his increases the emphasis of his consuming emotions. The use
of the negative-not- has almost a childish affect; almost as if its a stubborn cry of refusal, refusing to give back his lovers heart. In the
end, the elder poet and his young love are both mortal, and the poet is taken from his love by time. But until death and even after death, the
poet promises to keep his loves heart, even taking it to the grave. While the poet may be deceased, the love in his words he left continue to
live on through his love and his readers. But the poet is not just one individual, uniquely talking to his love. He is representing lovers
expressing their similar feelings towards each other. He is representing the passion that is shared between a couple. He is representing the
limits and the distance that partners make for each other. Shakespeare is not just speaking in one voice in this sonnet, but his voice is
echoed by countless others.