Sonnet 88 Figurative Language
I give you all my love, even though I lack any self love. Sonnet 88 presents to us a warped view of love. A love that lacks maturity and self respect. Love that dwells in the dark recesses of a skewed mind. Shakespeare’s sonnet 88 uses rhyme, grammar, diction, meter, figurative language, and tone to suggest that to actually love someone you have to love yourself first. In the beginning of “Sonnet 88”, the poet opens with the statement saying whenever you feel disposed to put me down and make me the object of disrespect (1-2),I’ll take your side argue against myself(3). This means that when you criticise me, I will agree with your criticism, and I will support you. Proving that you have high morals, even though you were lying(4). Knowing
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One word that I saw that could have multiple possible meanings is the word “weakness” in line five. While the speaker here is talking about how he would be able to find every fault he has in order to “free” the other person, I think that it can also refer to how the person/speaker is weak within themselves. This is shown because they are relying on the other person in order to make them feel secure and important which means that on their own they are weak. Multiple meanings expand the reader’s understanding of the poem because you are able to visualize the many reasons that the author of the poem included a certain word instead of putting something else. It helps represent different ideas, and it helps, expand that same idea to something more detailed and personal. The word “scorn” as used in line 2 strikes me unusual. This means to make the object or victim of disrespect. I think the author chose this unusual word because it does a great job of portraying the idea of how the speaker becomes an object of disrespect but they end up being fine with it. The author has used metaphors, line two “eye of scorn”, and paradoxes, lines 11-12 “The injuries that to myself I do, Doing thee vantage, double-vantage me.”. The author made these specific comparisons because it shows the dedication that the speaker has for the other person. It shows how even when the speaker is not at fault, he would find a way to take the fault and he would enjoy having the blame rather than the other character being blamed. It enlarges our meaning because it helps us understand how one could be fooled into thinking that by making someone the most important thing to you, you are in love. In reality you have to prioritise yourself before the other person and then build the relation from the confidence that you already have in yourself. The tone that Shakespeare uses is affectionate and loving. Throughout the sonnet he demonstrates his love for
One word that I saw that could have multiple possible meanings is the word “weakness” in line five. While the speaker here is talking about how he would be able to find every fault he has in order to “free” the other person, I think that it can also refer to how the person/speaker is weak within themselves. This is shown because they are relying on the other person in order to make them feel secure and important which means that on their own they are weak. Multiple meanings expand the reader’s understanding of the poem because you are able to visualize the many reasons that the author of the poem included a certain word instead of putting something else. It helps represent different ideas, and it helps, expand that same idea to something more detailed and personal. The word “scorn” as used in line 2 strikes me unusual. This means to make the object or victim of disrespect. I think the author chose this unusual word because it does a great job of portraying the idea of how the speaker becomes an object of disrespect but they end up being fine with it. The author has used metaphors, line two “eye of scorn”, and paradoxes, lines 11-12 “The injuries that to myself I do, Doing thee vantage, double-vantage me.”. The author made these specific comparisons because it shows the dedication that the speaker has for the other person. It shows how even when the speaker is not at fault, he would find a way to take the fault and he would enjoy having the blame rather than the other character being blamed. It enlarges our meaning because it helps us understand how one could be fooled into thinking that by making someone the most important thing to you, you are in love. In reality you have to prioritise yourself before the other person and then build the relation from the confidence that you already have in yourself. The tone that Shakespeare uses is affectionate and loving. Throughout the sonnet he demonstrates his love for