Sonnet 154
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Sonnet 154 is the final poem in William Shakespeare’s sonnet sequence, notable for its mythological imagery and meditation on unrequited love and desire.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English sonnet
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Shakespearean sonnet ⓘ poem ⓘ |
| addresses | the problem of love that cannot be cured ⓘ |
| addressesTo | an unnamed speaker ⓘ |
| author | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closingCoupletFunction | moral reflection on incurable love ⓘ |
| collection | Shakespeare's Sonnets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
love as a burning fire
ⓘ
water that cannot quench love ⓘ |
| criticalReceptionAspect |
discussed for its mythological allegory
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often read as an appendix to the main sonnet sequence ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Shakespeare's Sonnets (1609) quarto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn | the persistence of erotic desire despite remedies ⓘ |
| form | sonnet ⓘ |
| genre | love poetry ⓘ |
| hasCompanionPoem | Sonnet 153 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imageryType |
fire and water imagery
ⓘ
mythological imagery ⓘ |
| isFinalWorkIn | Shakespeare's sonnet sequence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isParaphraseOf | a Greek epigram about Cupid and a bath ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lineCount | 14 ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Elizabethan literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | iambic pentameter ⓘ |
| narrativeVoice | first-person speaker ⓘ |
| partOf | Shakespeare's sonnet sequence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | English Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | 154 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1609 ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Sonnet 153 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF GG ⓘ |
| setting | a fountain or bath ⓘ |
| sharesPlotWith | Sonnet 153 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Renaissance poetry courses
ⓘ
Shakespearean criticism ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Cupid's torch as enduring desire
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the bath as attempted cure for love ⓘ |
| textualRelation | considered a variation on a classical epigram tradition ⓘ |
| theme |
desire
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erotic love ⓘ frustrated passion ⓘ mythological love imagery ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| usesMythologicalFigure |
Cupid
NERFINISHED
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nymphs ⓘ |
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