Sonnet 29
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Sonnet 29 is one of William Shakespeare’s most famous sonnets, known for its shift from deep despair to emotional renewal through the thought of a beloved friend.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English sonnet
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Shakespearean sonnet ⓘ poem ⓘ |
| addresses | a beloved friend or lover ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionPeriod | 1590s ⓘ |
| author | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralContrast | material poverty versus emotional richness ⓘ |
| centralImage | lark rising at break of day ⓘ |
| collectionPublication | Quarto of 1609 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| firstLine | When in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes ⓘ |
| focusesOn | personal emotional experience ⓘ |
| form | fixed verse form ⓘ |
| genre | love poetry ⓘ |
| keyLine |
For thy sweet love remembered such wealth brings
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That then I scorn to change my state with kings ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | English Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | iambic pentameter ⓘ |
| numberOfLines | 14 ⓘ |
| openingMood |
isolation
ⓘ
social disgrace ⓘ |
| partOf | Shakespeare's sonnets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resolutionCause | remembrance of a beloved friend ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GG ⓘ |
| speaker | an unnamed first-person narrator ⓘ |
| structure | three quatrains and a final couplet ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
academic study
ⓘ
literary criticism ⓘ |
| theme |
consolation
ⓘ
despair ⓘ emotional renewal ⓘ envy ⓘ friendship ⓘ love ⓘ self-pity ⓘ self-worth ⓘ spiritual wealth ⓘ |
| tone |
initially despondent
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ultimately optimistic ⓘ |
| usesDevice |
alliteration
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contrast ⓘ imagery ⓘ metaphor ⓘ simile ⓘ |
| voltaMarker | Yet in these thoughts myself almost despising ⓘ |
| voltaPosition | line 9 ⓘ |
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