This sonnet is one of his most edited works. This poem fully shows the characteristics of Shakespeare's sonnets, such as five iambic pentameter and perfect sonnet rhythm; Through vivid metaphors, the poem shows his love and praise for life, reveals the whole picture of life like a mirror, and summarizes all the joys and sorrows in the world in the jumping and replacement of the picture. Although the creation time of the work is very long, its practical significance is strong, which still enables the work to cross time and space and spread through the ages. Therefore, Shakespeare is praised as "a writer who travels through time and space" by experts and scholars who study Shakespeare.