Sonnet

Title: Sonnet
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 695 | Pages: 3.0 (approximately 235 words/page)

Sonnet

Sonnet XXXIII, or Sonnet 33, by William Shakespeare, is part of the young man cycle. This sonnet discusses the young man’s fleeting love, and the main theme is clouded love. The sonnet shows the sun being obscured by clouds just as the man’s love is taken away from the author. Shakespeare discusses nature imagery, personifying certain elements of nature. Through structure and metaphor, William Shakespeare shows not only the beauty of the sun, but …showed first 75 words of 695 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 695 total…will never stop passing over the sun, so love will always come in doses for the author. When the sun is covered, so is the desire to love. In conclusion, through structure, metaphor, juxtaposition, and tone, William Shakespeare shows not only the beauty of the sun, but its parallel to love. This sonnet comes at this point in the sequence because it forms a mini-play. Sonnet 33, 34, and 35 make a sequence: the betrayal, repentance, and forgiveness.

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