Why does the speaker fear to go a hundred places

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Assignment:

Answer the following questions about the Sonnet collection in Unit 3. Once you do that, comment on another student's answers as well. Make sure that you are being kind and constructive.

Sonnet 12

In lines 1-8 of Sonnet 12, what images does the speaker present to illustrate the passage of time? In what way do these images relate to the person the speaker is addressing? What do you think is the relationship between the speaker and the person being described?
In Shakespearean sonnets, the final two lines, or couplet, often present a twist on the theme that is presented in the rest of the poem.
What is the twist presented in the final couplet in Sonnet 12? Do you think this final thought is reassuring? Why or why not?

Sonnet 60

In the first two lines, to what does the speaker compare the passing of time? In what way might this comparison seem not apt, or even contradictory? In what way does line 3 clarify the comparison?
What gifts does Time give? How does the speaker characterize Time?
What hope does the final couplet express? Do you think that the speaker's hope will be fulfilled?

Sonnet 73

What season is the speaker referring to in the first four lines? What part of life is the speaker describing? How would you describe the mood of the first twelve lines of the sonnet?
What is the message of the final couplet in this sonnet? Does the final couplet bring a change in tone? Why, or why not?

Sonnet II

Who lied to the speaker? What contrast does the speaker pose between personal feelings and nature? Will the speaker ever get over the loss of this love? Explain your answer.
Why does the speaker "fear to go" a hundred places? Is the speaker's strategy of avoiding those places successful? Why or why not?

Sonnet 75

In Sonnet 75, why does the "she" of the poem accuse the speaker of being vain? Summarize the speaker's response. Who do you think is correct, the speaker or the woman?
List the various ideas about the relationship between humanity and time included in this collection of sonnets. What difference do you notice between the poems from the sixteenth century and the poem from the twentieth century? Which sonnet is the most moving? Why?

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