Sonnet 30
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Sonnet 30 is one of William Shakespeare’s most famous sonnets, reflecting on themes of memory, loss, and the consoling power of friendship.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English sonnet
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Shakespearean sonnet ⓘ poem ⓘ |
| addresseeType | beloved friend ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sonnet XXX
NERFINISHED
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When to the sessions of sweet silent thought NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 16th century ⓘ |
| collection | Shakespeare's 154 sonnets ⓘ |
| conclusion | friendship restores emotional balance ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| form | 14-line sonnet ⓘ |
| frequentTopicOf |
close reading exercises
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literary criticism ⓘ |
| hasPoeticDevice |
alliteration
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financial metaphor ⓘ legal metaphor ⓘ metaphor ⓘ personification ⓘ |
| imagery |
financial and accounting imagery
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legal and judicial imagery ⓘ |
| influenceOn | English lyric poetry ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Elizabethan literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | English Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainContrast | sorrowful recollection versus present comfort ⓘ |
| meter | iambic pentameter ⓘ |
| notableLine |
All losses are restored and sorrows end
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But if the while I think on thee, dear friend ⓘ |
| numberInSequence | 30 ⓘ |
| openingLine | When to the sessions of sweet silent thought ⓘ |
| partOf | Shakespearean sonnets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GG ⓘ |
| structure | three quatrains and a final couplet ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
English literature courses
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Shakespeare studies ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | recollection of past griefs and losses ⓘ |
| theme |
consolation
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emotional suffering ⓘ friendship ⓘ healing power of love ⓘ loss ⓘ memory ⓘ regret ⓘ time ⓘ |
| tone |
consolatory
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melancholic ⓘ |
| voltaLocation | final couplet ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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