..come kiss me, sweet and twenty,/Youth's a stuff will not endure." Although the singer of "O Mistress Mine" is equally aware as the author of Sonnet 18 that life is not forever, and we must love while we can, his attitude is not to make sense of this by trying to create something permanent in the form of a poem, but to entertain and achieve an objective of a kiss! Life

The Spenserian sonnet combines elements of both Italian and the Shakespearean forms. It has three quatrains and a couplet but differ in that it has linking rhymes between the quatrains. In the 17th Century the sonnet was adapted and used by John Donne in his religious poetry and by Milton who adapted to political themes. It was later revived by Wordsworth in the 19th Century, after being relatively neglected in

Sonnet The traditional sonnet form became popular during the Renaissance. This poem consisted of fourteen lines with a specific meter and rhyme scheme which depended on the sonnet form it was written in. Most would have a set of eight lines called an octave or two four line sets called quatrains. These would be followed by a sestet or grouping of six lines. When the sonnet found its way to Elizabethan

.." (line 8). This quatrain as a whole makes it clear that the meaning of the poem applies to the poem itself. The third quatrain is entirely regular, as is the first line of the closing couplet, but the final line of the poem has an inverted first foot that continues the pattern of breaking up the structure of the poem and the meter at key moments. The final couplet reads:

Sonnet XVII Neruda's Sonnet XVII uses very interesting imagery that is vague enough to allow for multiple interpretations. There is however a strong theme that runs through it that illustrates a contrast between light and dark. The contrast between light and dark is a central theme in many works of literature, spirituality, and many parts of life. In my interpretation of the sonnet, I think Neruda choses words that illuminate, such

Sonnet 165 by Shakespeare focuses on a young lover, whose emotions are deeply connected with whatever his sweetheart says to him. Thus, the entire poem relates the effects of the words "I hate" on the young speaker. The poem is addressed to the reader, and not to a specific listener. The speaker is asking for sympathy, as he evoked sympathy from his lady. The poem thus basically focuses on the fact