Katherine MarrMs. GardnerEnglish 10, Period 016 September 2014Seasons PassedComment by Omar Khan: Comment by Omar Khan: Summer is present, baking the dry earth.Burning our bare arms, blistering our feet.We try to find shade, for all it is worth,The taste of cool water on lips is sweet.Comment by Omar Khan: Comment by Omar Khan: Comment by Omar Khan: The thought of spring, it's moist air and cool breeze,Brings a salty tear to my eye; I weep.Comment by Omar Khan: I miss the vibrant flowers, buzzing bees,Green-grass fields, filled with newborn cows and sheep.Comment by Omar Khan: Comment by Katie Marr: Comment by Omar Khan: I stay inside, away from hot weatherComment by Omar Khan: Comment by Omar Khan: Comment by Omar Khan: Comment by Omar Khan: Comment by Omar Khan: Comment by Omar Khan: To escape from the merciless suns rays.An indoor oasis, we come togetherComment by Omar Khan: Comment by Omar Khan: Comment by Omar Khan: Comment by Omar Khan: Comment by Omar Khan: Comment by Omar Khan: To shelter from endless scorching hot days.Comment by Omar Khan: But as I despair, hope enters my mind;Fall will soon arrive, at summers decline

Katherine MarrMs. GardnerEnglish 10, Period 016 September 2014

Sonnet AnalysisWith Time, all things must come to conclusion: however with his verse, the poet is victorious. William Shakespeare uses resonating sound devices and punctuating epithet, aside striking imagery to document the poets triumph against Time. The sharp cacophony in the line that contains pluck, keen, and teeth, create a fierce, jarring image. The author is fighting an impossible battle with Time, and the tone reflects the struggle. The epithet long-lived phoenix - gives the impression that everything, including an extraordinary beast, is at the mercy of Times will. A phoenix is reborn from it's ashes, youthful once more. This cycle of life is also displayed in line 5: make glad and sorry seasons. The poet is again referencing rebirth; the four seasons are each reborn every year. Swift-footed Time is another epithet, which emphasizes the pace at which Time moves. By giving Time this title, the poet acknowledges that it is a great entity. The line that contains - hours, loves, and brow has calming euphony. The poet is speaking of his beloved now, and his tone grows softer, more affectionate. The assonance in the next line - lines, and thine, - continues with the soft tone as the poet still speaks of his beloved. Times antique pen symbolizes the poets pen. Just as Time can draw lines on a persons face, and age them, the poet can write words on a paper, and immortalize them. The last line contains triumphant consonance with the words verse, ever, and live. All of these words contain the letter v, which is also found in victory. The poet is successful, and against all odds, has found a way to outlive Time. In the end, Time will triumph, and take the poets own life. But he cannot erase the legacy that the poets words have left; through verse, the poet creates immortality. The poets words are more powerful than Time, they are untouched by it.Comment by Omar Khan: Comment by Omar Khan: Comment by Omar Khan: Comment by Katie Marr: Comment by Omar Khan: