Sonnet 138
Beginning of paper
In order for a poem to be classified as a sonnet, it must meet certain structural requirements, and , "When my love swears that she is made of truth," is a perfect example. Shakespeare employs the traditional rhyme scheme of the English sonnet, the poem is made up of three quatrains and a ....
Middle of paper
.... unconventional love poem.
The sonnet has a definite sense of strophic development, and the frequent ‘twists’ in the narration necessitate a close examination of this. The sonnet begins with a "When" clause, launching the reader on a sentence of indeterminate length and subsequently leaving us with expectation, in suspense, at the end of the line. The woman is emphatic: she does not merely tell the truth, she is made of truth. Both the nature of this truth, and the reason for he ....
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Word count: 1551
Page count: 6 (approximately 250 words per page)
