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... Sonnets 29 and 30 are vir- tually identical . State the common theme in a sentence . Which of the two sonnets do you feel is more successful in expressing that theme ? Explain . 10 3. One of the three basic metaphors that make up Sonnet ...
... Sonnets 29 and 30 are vir- tually identical . State the common theme in a sentence . Which of the two sonnets do you feel is more successful in expressing that theme ? Explain . 10 3. One of the three basic metaphors that make up Sonnet ...
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... sonnet ? 2. In Sonnet 10 Donne compares sleep and death ( line 5 ) , a familiar comparison that Shakespeare also makes in Sonnet 73. What comfort does the comparison offer Donne ? 3. Paradox . Oxymoron ( page 232 ) is a spe- cial kind ...
... sonnet ? 2. In Sonnet 10 Donne compares sleep and death ( line 5 ) , a familiar comparison that Shakespeare also makes in Sonnet 73. What comfort does the comparison offer Donne ? 3. Paradox . Oxymoron ( page 232 ) is a spe- cial kind ...
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... sonnet , this eloquent and moving tribute was written in 1658 . The " late espoused saint " of line 1 is Katherine Woodcock , the poet's second wife , whom he had married after going blind ( hence her face in line 10 is " veiled ...
... sonnet , this eloquent and moving tribute was written in 1658 . The " late espoused saint " of line 1 is Katherine Woodcock , the poet's second wife , whom he had married after going blind ( hence her face in line 10 is " veiled ...
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