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Salina Kondi

INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH LITERATURE

A Sonnet is a fourteen-line lri! "oe#$tradittionall %ritten in ia#&i! "enta#eter'

T(e sonnet for# first &e!a#e "o"ular durin) t(e Italian Reneissan!e$%(en

t(e "oet *etrar!( "u&lis(ed a se+uen!e of lo,e sonnets addressed to an idealied %o#an

na#ed Laura'Ta.in) fir# (old a#on) Italian "oets$t(e sonnet s"read t(rou)(out Euro"e to

En)land$ %(ere after its initial Renessain!e$/*etrar!(an/ in!arnation faded$t(e for# en0oed

a nu#&er of re,i,als and "eriods of rene%ed interest' In Elisa&et(an En)land$t(e era durin)

%(i!( S(a.es"eare1s sonnets %ere %rittten$t(e sonnet %as t(e for# of !(oi!e for lri!

"oets$"arti!ular lri! "oets see.in) to en)a)e %it( traditional t(e#es of lo,e and ro#an!e'

Toda$t(e sonnet re#ains t(e #ost influential and i#"ortant ,erse for# in t(e (istor of

En)lis( "oetr'2e (a,e t(ree different t"es of sonnets %(i!( are set a"art & t(e r(#e

s!(e#e3t(e *etrar!(an 4Italian5$ t(e S(a.es"earan sonnet and t(e S"enserian sonnet'

T(e

*etrar!(an sonnet is di,ided into t%o #ain "arts$ !alled t(e o!ta,e and t(e sestet .T(e o!ta,e

is ei)(t lines lon)4"ro&le# or situation5$ and t"i!all follo%s a r(#e s!(e#e of a&&aa&&a$

or a&&a!dd!' T(e sestet o!!u"ies t(e re#ainin) si6 lines of t(e "oe#4solution or !o##ent5$

and t"i!all follo%s a r(#e s!(e#e of !d!d!d$ or !de!de' T(e S(a.es"earean sonnet$ t(e

for# of sonnet utilied t(rou)(out S(a.es"eare7s se+uen!e$ is di,ided into four "arts' T(e

first t(ree "arts are ea!( four lines lon)$ and are .no%n as +uatrains$ r(#ed a&a&8 t(e fourt(

"art is !alled t(e !ou"let$ and is r(#ed !!' T(e S(a.es"earean sonnet is often used tode,elo" a se+uen!e of #eta"(ors or ideas$ one in ea!( +uatrain$ %(ile t(e !ou"let offers eit(er

a su##ar or a ne% ta.e on t(e "re!edin) i#a)es or ideas' T(e S"enserian sonnet

for#$!reated & Ed#und S"enser in t(e 9:;


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2illia# S(a.es"ear

Sonnet =>

T(at ti#e of ear t(ou #ast in #e &e(old

2(en ello% lea,es$ or none$ or fe%$ do (an)

U"on t(ose &ou)(s %(i!( s(a.e a)ainst t(e !old$

?are ruin7d !(oirs$ %(ere late t(e s%eet &irds san)'

In #e t(ou seest t(e t%ili)(t of su!( da

As after sunset fadet( in t(e %est$

2(i!( & and & &la!. ni)(t dot( ta.e a%a$

Deat(7s se!ond self$ t(at seals u" all in rest'

In #e t(ou see7st t(e )lo%in) of su!( fire

T(at on t(e as(es of (is out( dot( lie$

As t(e deat(-&ed %(ereon it #ust e6"ire

Consu#ed %it( t(at %(i!( it %as nouris(7d &'

T(is t(ou "er!ei,est$ %(i!( #a.es t( lo,e #ore stron)$

To lo,e t(at %ell %(i!( t(ou #ust lea,e ere lon)'

In t(is sonnet$t(e s"ea.er tells us a&out a)ein) and (o% life "asses at ,er fast te#"o'

T(e first line @T(at ti#e of ear t(ou #ast in #e &e(old t(e "oet %ants to sa (o%

(e is old and de"ressed$(e1s ears are li.e seasons' T(e se!ond line @2(en ello% lea,es$ or

none$ or fe%$ do (an) is tellin) us t(at #an1s life is li.e lea,es %(i!( (an)'%it(out an

(a""iness$or e6i!te#ent'His life is elllo%$%it(out an si)n of &etter life'

@U"on t(ose &ou)(s %(i!( s(a.e a)ainst t(e !old$ #eans t(at "eo"le al%as %ant to fi)(t

a)ainst t(ose ears %(i!( are "assin)$t(e @s(a.e a)ainst !old$t(e do not %ant to )et old'

@?are ruin7d !(oirs$ %(ere late t(e s%eet &irds san)' @His life is li.e autu#n$%(en %e do not

(a,e &irds$%(en t(e lea,e t(eir &ran!(es'In t(e first +uatrain t(e "oet !o#"are (is life %it(


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@na.ed 4)ran0e5 and 4(ladno!a5'T(ere$%(ere %as t(e life re#ains t(e 4tra)5 %it(out !olor and

sound'In t(e ot(er +uatrain$t(e "oets sa us t(at (is life is li.e @late autu#n$%(en e,ert(in)

is )one$e,er li)(t %(i!( %e (a,e no% is e6tin)uis(ed$no% %e %ill &e in dar.$dar.ness %ill

&e our onl life$%it(out an li)(t'Life is ,er s(ort and (e !o#"are it %it( sun$(o% sun

4alai5 and after t(at !o#es ni)(t$on t(at %a our life "asses'T(e t(ird +uatrain is a&out (o%

"oet !o#"are (i#self %it( t(e fire$as fire &urn and t(en s(e does not$t(e fire %(i!( disa""ear

as t(e out( t(at disa""ear'After fire and fla#e !o#es as(es and 4tra)5 of so#e fire$so#e

life'His life is no #ore )ood$&e!ause in t(at ti#e$life is at t(e end$ and %e onl (a,e as(es'

In t(e last t%o lines$t(e !ou"let %e !an se stren)(t$stren)(t for t(ose t(in)s t(at %e lo,e and

%e #ust fi)(t for t(e#' Life %ill "asss e,en %(en %e do not no%$ears %ill &e &e(ind us

and %e %ould not (a,e t(in)s or so#et(in) %e %anted at t(e end'T(en %e %ill .no% t(at

our life "assed %it(out lo,e and (a""iness'

T(rou)( all sonnet %e (a,e !!le$%e (a,e autu#n t(en %inter$%e (a,e t%ili)(t and da%n'

?ut %(en %e s"ea. a&out life$t(at is different' 2e (a,e onl one out( and onl one life'

After out( %e (a,e old a)e$and t(at is it$t(ere %e do not (a,e an !(an!e to !(an)e it'

As seasons t(at "ass on t(at %a ears "asses$and e,entuall %ill !o#e at end'2(at is sad is

t(at #an ne,er loo.s on (is life &efore %(en (e is !lose (is deat($deat( !(an)es e,ert(in)

and in t(at #o#ent #an starts to t(in. different and re)rets for t(in)s t(at (e did not do'

Bout( is one and %e s(ould use it on t(e &est %a$life is one$and #an s(ould loo. t(rou)(

it on so#e &etter %a'T(e one %e lo,e %on1t &e t(ere for us fore,er$t(e %ill die and lea,e us'

2e %ill die and our life %ill finis(ed$li.e t(e fire %(i!( is e6tin)uis(ed & ti#e'


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