Sonnet 55
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Sonnet 55 is one of William Shakespeare’s most famous sonnets, notable for its meditation on the power of poetry to immortalize the beloved beyond the ravages of time and decay.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English poem
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Shakespearean sonnet ⓘ love sonnet ⓘ |
| addresses | the Fair Youth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionDate | 1590s ⓘ |
| asserts | the beloved will live in the poem until Judgment Day ⓘ |
| author | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralClaim | poetry outlives physical monuments ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 16th century ⓘ |
| commonlyIncludedIn |
anthologies of English literature
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collections of Shakespeare's sonnets ⓘ |
| contrasts | art and material monuments ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| criticalReputation | one of Shakespeare's most famous sonnets ⓘ |
| firstLine | Not marble, nor the gilded monuments ⓘ |
| firstPublication | 1609 quarto of Shakespeare's sonnets ⓘ |
| form | three quatrains and a couplet ⓘ |
| genre | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| influenceOn | later discussions of poetic immortality ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
alliteration
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contrast ⓘ hyperbole ⓘ metaphor ⓘ personification of Time and War ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | English Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentions |
gilded monuments of princes
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sluttish time ⓘ war ⓘ |
| metricalForm | iambic pentameter ⓘ |
| movement | English sonnet tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberInSequence | 55 ⓘ |
| openingImage | contrast between marble monuments and verse ⓘ |
| partOf |
Shakespeare's Fair Youth sequence
NERFINISHED
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Shakespeare's sonnet sequence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstEdition | Thomas Thorpe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GG ⓘ |
| structureFunction | final couplet reinforces promise of immortality ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Shakespearean criticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | enduring power of verse over time ⓘ |
| theme |
enduring memory of the beloved
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immortality through verse ⓘ power of poetry ⓘ time and decay ⓘ transience of worldly monuments ⓘ |
| tone |
assertive
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confident ⓘ |
| totalLines | 14 ⓘ |
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