‘Sonnet 116’ William Shakespeare revision notes GCSE English Ormerod
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| ‘Sonnet 116’ William Shakespeare SUMMARY | About love as an idea. Proposes that, if it is true, love is one of life's constants which does not change with time or circumstance.
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| ‘Sonnet 116’ William Shakespeare THEMES | Love is priceless.
Love is a constant - it does not change with circumstance.
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| ‘Sonnet 116’ William Shakespeare FEELINGS | Devotion.
Constancy.
True love.
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| ‘Sonnet 116’ William Shakespeare STRUCTURE | Shakespearean sonnet = 14 lines. Three stanzas of 4 lines with a final couplet. Rhyme a-b-a-b, c-d-c-d, e-f-e-f, g-g. Regular pattern. Iambic pentameter. Final couplet changes mood of poem.
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| ‘Sonnet 116’ William Shakespeare LANGUAGE | Opening lines echo Christian marriage ceremony. Repeated pairs of words 'alters when it alteration finds' Uses opposites/negatives to describe what love is not. Metaphors using natural imagery. Love enduring. Uses extremes for emphasis 'edge of doom'
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| ‘Sonnet 116’ William Shakespeare KEY QUOTES | ‘Time’s fool’
‘it is the star to every wand’ring bark’
‘to the edge of doom’
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| ‘Sonnet 116’ William Shakespeare LINKS TO… | ‘To His Coy Mistress’
the effects of aging on love
‘The Manhunt’
constancy and true love
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