Molly Zhou and Samveda Ruk

Mrs. Gardner
English 10 Honors / 6 Period
12 September 2016

Sonnet Project
Annotations
Original Contemporary Sonnet
by Molly Zhou and Samveda Rukmangadhan

My manicure and roots will soon be dull,

And with every breath I slowly die.
My face will slowly sink into my skull,
But before my old skeleton will lie;
Make me forever suited for a prom crown,
And do whatever you want to others.
But I shall look stunning in a ballroom gown,
So dont you dare make me look like grandmothers.
Please dont make my bones creak with annoying pain
And you shouldnt steal my youthful spirit and glow;
So dont allow my beauty to die in vain,
And make sure to keep me looking like Woah!
Even though I may lose this unfair fight,
All that I know is that my soul will stay bright.
Meme:
Erasure Poem for Sonnet 19
Devouring Time, blunt thou the lion's paws,
And make the earth devour her own sweet brood;
Pluck the keen teeth from the fierce tiger's jaws,
And burn the long-lived phoenix in her blood;
Make glad and sorry seasons as thou fleet'st,
And do whate'er thou wilt, swift-footed Time,
To the wide world and all her fading sweets;
But I forbid thee one most heinous crime:
O, carve not with thy hours my love's fair brow,
Nor draw no lines there with thine antique pen;
Him in thy course untainted do allow
For beauty's pattern to succeeding men.
Yet, do thy worst, old Time: despite thy wrong,
My love shall in my verse ever live young.
Tweet:
She was once a hottie, and now the poet is
worried Time is Mr. Steal Yo Girl. Hes battling
Time to keep bae lookin fresh.
Analysis by Samveda Ruk
Sonnet 19, by William Shakespeare, outlines how time is connected with certain aspects in life: some aspects are affected by time, and
other aspects are immune to times wrath. Shakespeare uses apostrophe and the personification of time in to show the speakers
defiance, and repetition of the same sounds contrast the idea of relenting to defiance. The sonnet starts off with an apostrophe,
Devouring Time, which reveals how the speaker thinks Time is capable of understanding his worries. Time is one of the greatest
forces in life, and the speaker is challenging its power by addressing it directly. The speaker also considers himself a greater force than
Time, since he says But I forbid thee one most heinous crime. The word forbid shows how the speaker is ordering Time around, and
that the speaker thinks he has authority over time. He is accusing Time of committing a crime, which shows how the speaker believes he
chooses between right and wrong. The line Yet, do thy word, Old Time: despite thy wrong, demonstrates how the speaker understands
he may be forced to relent to Time. The sound of letter d is repeated in the line, and the consonance enforces the idea of how time is
ever-flowing, since the ending and beginning sounds of d flow into one another. However, the next line, My love shall in my verse
ever live young shows how despite subsiding to the great force of Time, he will still defy it. The consonance of the letter v in the
words love, verse, and live shows how his last words will be ringing with defiance in the ear. Although the speaker believes he
may be able to thwart Times wrath, by the end of the sonnet, he realizes that somethings are not within the reach of Times deadly grasp.
Compared to the illusion of power the speaker tries to portray while addressing Time, the concept of certain feelings being permanent
actually empowers the speaker. Sometimes, the powers one does not possess helps them value and utilize the powers they do.
Analysis by Molly Zhou
In Sonnet 19 by William Shakespeare, the poet dares to battle Time with his pen: using strong words that will last forever, and with an understanding
of Times limits, the poet ultimately wins. From the beginning of the sonnet, Shakespeare personifies Time and uses apostrophe to acknowledge him.
Therefore he downgrades Times authority by addressing him as an equal. As the sonnet continues, Shakespeare uses striking imagery to mimic the
chaotic feeling of a battle: And burn the long-lived phoenix in her blood; The reference to fire and blood conjures scenes of war, along with his use
of violent diction - devour her, and pluck the keen teeth,. His continuous reference to a lion is also used to emphasize Times power. Just like how
a lion is the leader of the animal kingdom, Time is the leader of the world. Furthermore, Shakespeare also uses fierce consonance - Plu ck, keen,
and make - which conveys the harshness and resentment he feels towards Time and his power. However, his use of the s sound - sorry,
seasons, and fleetst, is used to portray a different effect, one of Time passing. This combined use of sound devices and vivid imagery brings this
sonnet to life. Not before long, emotion also comes alive in this sonnet, as Shakespeare uses words of compassion - My love, loves fair brow, and
beautys pattern,. He knows that Time can not take away his affection for his beloved, and uses this as an advantage. Though each mortal human
will eventually die at Times will, the words of certain figures in history have proven to live on forever as humanity continues to speak them. The line,
And burn the long lived phoenix in her blood is used to show that with each generation that dies, a new one is born from the ashes from the old.
Humanity is only molded from those who came before them. The poet is not afraid of dying, as long as he knows that his passion will be reborn. He
truly wins in the end, because his words have become immortal. Therefore so has his beautiful beloved, and his love for her.