English Literature, Poetry, 'Sonnet 116'.

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Flashcards on English Literature, Poetry, 'Sonnet 116'. , created by Leah Parren on 07/04/2016.
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In Sonnet 116, according to Shakespeare, what is love? -Love is marriage -You will always love someone even if they stop loving you -Love will guide you -Love will always withstand arguments -Love doesn't change over time.
In Sonnet 116, according to Shakespeare, what is love not? -Love cannot happen in a certain amount of time -Love is not a task, it comes naturally
What rhyme scheme do Sonnets usually use? Iambic Pentameter.
In the first few lines of Sonnet 116, what theme can you see in some of the words? An echo of a marriage ceremony E.g. 'impediments' and 'alters'
What does the line 'That looks on tempests and is never shaken;' suggest? That love can withstand the largest of arguments ('tempests') and will not be damaged.
What does the line, 'It is the star to every wand'ring bark,' suggest? That love will guide you when you feel lost. The word 'bark' refers to a ship.
What can we infer from the line, 'Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,'? That love never changes over time, no matter how long that period of time is.
What does the line, 'But bears it out even to the edge of doom.' suggest? 'edge of doom' refers to Doomsday which is the end of the world, therefore the line suggests that love will last forever.
What is Shakespeare trying to say in his final rhyming couplets? Shakespeare argues that if anyone can prove him wrong, he never wrote and no one ever really loved.
When Shakespeare refers to 'his', what is he referring to? Time
What does Shakespeare mean when he writes, 'Love's not Time's fool,'? That love is more powerful than time.
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