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I understand. Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 18” __** __Rhyme scheme:__ abab cdcd efef gg. __Similes:__ None __Metaphors:__ The whole sonnet is an extended metaphor, because it compares the subject’s beauty to a summer’s day, without using the words “like” or “as”. __Imagery:__ “Rough winds”, “Darling buds of May”, “Gold complexion”, and “Eternal summer” __Personification:__ Summer is personified by things like “the eye of heaven” and “gold complexion”. Death is also personified by the part that says “Nor shall Death brag”, because it makes it seem as though death can brag, which it cannot since it is not a person. Millay’s “Sonnet 30” __** __Rhyme scheme:__ abab cdcd efef gg. __Similes:__ None __Metaphors:__ The entire poem contains metaphors comparing love to multiple things. __Imagery:__ “A roof against rain”, “Fill the thickened lung with breath” and “A floating spar to men that sink” __Personification:__ Millay personifies multiple things by writing “a man is making friends with death”, “pinned down by pain”, “sell your love for peace”, and “trade the memory”. She makes death, pain, love, peace, and memories sound like tangible objects.
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 * 1.** The basic comparison made in this poem is the subject’s beauty and loveliness compared to a summer’s day.
 * 2.** The speaker feels very passionate about the person being addressed. In the poem, the speaker says “thou are more lovely and more temperate” than summer. He also says “thy eternal summer shall not fade”, which means the subject’s beauty will never fade unlike summer whose lush landscapes will eventually become barren. The speaker admires the person’s beauty so much that he wrote this poem so that their beauty will continue on for as long as people read the poem.
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 * 1.** The lines five and six are the most memorable. In those lines, Millay is saying that love cannot fix health problems. I think that is interesting, because many people think that love can fix anything.
 * 2.** The details the speaker uses to explain why “Love is not all” have things in common. They all describe things that are necessary in order to stay alive. The speaker uses details such as “meat”, “drink”, “roof against rain”, and “a floating spar to men that sink”.
 * 4.** The speaker’s overall opinion of love is that although it is an important thing to have in life, there are also other necessities. Also, while love can do a lot for a person, there are many things that it cannot do, like fix injuries or supply food and drink.
 * 5.** Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 18” and Millay’s “Sonnet 30” follow the same sonnet structure. Sonnets must contain fourteen lines and follow the rhyme scheme of abab cdcd efef gg. They also must have iambic pentameter. Shakespeare and Millay’s sonnets both follow these rules. For example, the first four lines of “Sonnet 18” end in “day”,“temperate”, “May”, “date”. The first four lines of “Sonnet 30” end in “drink”, “rain”, “sink”, “again”.
 * 6.** These poems convey attitudes about love that are still common today. Shakespeare’s sonnet conveys a passionate and happy attitude about the person it is describing and makes love seem like the most important thing in life. On the other hand, Millay’s sonnet describes love as being important, but not the only important thing a person needs to survive. These are both two common ways that many people view love today. Some people think love is everything, while others think they can live without it.