Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 This sonnet is one of the most interesting poems in the book. Among Shakespeare's sonnets, this is one of the most touching lyrics I have ever read. Images are widely used in sonnets. This is not to say that other poems in the book are not good, but to me, this is the best, the most interesting and the most beautiful. It is mainly because of the simplicity and loveliness of the poem "Praise the beloved woman" that it has ensured its position in my heart. The author of this poem begins with a question to his beloved: "Can I compare you to summer?" The question is to compare her to the summer of the year. It is during this period that flowers are in full bloom, leaves are flourishing and the weather is warm, which is generally considered as a pleasant time of the year. The next line 1 1 in the poem is also devoted to a similar comparison between beloved days and summer. In the second and third lines, the speaker explains the main difference between young women and summer: she is "cuter and gentler" (the second line). Summer days tend to be extreme: they are sometimes shaken by "strong winds", which happens from time to time and is not always as popular as women. However, in the fourth line, the speaker gives the impression that the summer months are often too short, and he says, "And the date of the summer lease is too short." In summer, the sun, the "eye of heaven" (line 5), often shines "too hot" or "too dark" and "his golden complexion darkens" (line 6). That is to say, there are many hot days in summer, but soon the sun begins to set earlier at night because autumn is coming. Summer goes too fast for the speaker, and its time here needs to be longer, which also means that the cold of autumn is coming to us, because flowers will wither soon, because "every beautiful person will wither sometimes" (line 7) The last part of the sonnet tells the difference between beloved and summer in various aspects. Her beauty will be eternal. "Your eternal summer will not fade." (line 9), and it will never end or die. In the couplet at the bottom, the speaker explains how the beauty of a lover will be accomplished, which is not like eternal life in summer. This is because her beauty remains alive in this poem, which will last forever. "As long as human beings can breathe and eyes can see", it will exist. (Line 13) On the surface, this poem is just a compliment to the beauty of the beloved woman. Perhaps summer is too unpleasant for the speaker, because summer is accompanied by extreme wind and heat. However, the favorite in the poem is gentle in nature and nothing like summer. Occasionally, it was given life and was described as "the eye of heaven" with "golden complexion". The images in the sonnet are easy to understand, which is a key factor to understand the poem. Then the speaker began to describe summer, giving way to "summer lease" with "buds in May", and spring entered the warmth of summer. Then the speaker begins to promise to talk about this lover. She is so great and awesome that she will live in this sonnet forever. The beloved person is so great that the speaker will even say, "As long as the man is breathing and his eyes can see", this woman will live. Compared with Shakespeare's other sonnets, this language is simply too simple; It doesn't have too many alliterations or rhymes, almost every line is a self-contained clause, and almost every line ends with some punctuation marks, which plays a pause role. But it is this that makes Sonnet 18 stand out in the book. It is easier to understand. It allows readers to fully understand how great this beloved is, because she may live in it forever. An important theme of this sonnet, just as it runs through the whole poem, is that the speaker's poem has the eternal power to challenge time. Therefore, by doing so, it will continue the beauty of the loved ones to future generations, and finally to forever. The beloved's "eternal summer" will not fade, precisely because it is embodied in the sonnet: "As long as people can breathe, their eyes can still see," the speaker wrote in the couplet, "As long as this is alive, this will give you life." (Line 14) With this, the speaker can accomplish what many people do in poetry, that is, give the gift of eternal life to people who they think are special and superior to everyone around them. Perhaps what the speaker sees is an external beauty, but I believe it is more because of the inner beauty seen in the second line, "You are cuter and gentler", and the loved one should live forever.
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