Sonnet Portfolio
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- First Frame
- 'As bleak November's iron skies descend'
- This verse alludes to November's darkness and the onset of the winter season. November heralds the arrival of the cold of winter. With the approach of November comes a cold front, which makes the skies black and miserable. This line of the poem conjures up an image in the reader's mind of how the days ahead will be. The author's attempt to express the darkness and dreaminess is vital to the overall theme of the poem. The author's description of the November skies indicates that the author is not looking forward to the cold, gloomy days of winter.
- Second Frame
- The overall poem benefits greatly from the author's choice of tone. The coming of fall and winter has troubled the author. The coming of the cold coincides with the absence of the heat. The author employs phrases such as "bleak" and "expired" to convey to the reader that the author is not optimistic about the future, despite the fact that they have no control over it. They employ pessimistic language to characterize the forthcoming season and pine for the summer that has passed them by. They use nicer terms like "golden" and "wistful" to describe the warmer days, giving the reader the same sense of dread for the future as the author.
- Third Frame
- The poetic device of imagery can be seen in Lorna Davis' sonnet "November". It conjures up an image in your mind of the fall season coming to an end and winter approaching. The leaves on the trees are dropping off, and the plants aren't producing any fruits or veggies. The pleasant October light will give away to the dark, bitter winter skies. The vision of the seasons changing floods your imagination. One aspect is that the sun and heat wave vanished, leaving us with the bleak and lifeless south walls.
- Fourth Frame
- Line eight marks the poem's turning point. It's no longer about how dreary the coming winter will be; instead it's about how nothing can escape the grip of time. The author feels disheartened by the cold, but realizes that time passes whether we want it to or not. Following turn, the author is more tolerant of the changes that time brings, but he still recognizes that they are undesirable. The author is simply more aware of the possible change that comes with each season. The poem's turn indicates possible change that comes with each season. The poem's turn indicates that it is about accepting reality we can't change and adapting to the new.
- Fifth Frame
- 'Embrace what time remains; it will not last'
- Throughout this turn, the author is telling the reader to cherish every moment they have now rather than worrying about what will happen in the future. The author shifts to a more optimistic but cautionary tone. They're attempting to persuade the reader not to be like them and linger on summer's end. They should take use of the time they have left and not be concerned about the upcoming frigid November. You have spent the last days of the thing you are already mourning if you spend all of your time worrying as to what will happen in the future.
- 'Now leans against the south walls, cold and tired'
- Sixth Frame
- 'Byzantium lies silent under steel'
- The poem was talking about October turning into November before this portion. It signifies that the prosperous times are drawing to a close. October's beautiful days are giving way to November's dark, frigid days. Seasons change, and so do things. It alludes to the Byzantium ancient Greek colony, which was notable for literature, art, architecture, and theology after the Turn. The poem compares it to the changing seasons and how they don't last. Even if we want to maintain a season, it fades away and becomes obsolete. The Greeks despised shift from good to terrible in their lives. We can notice a shift in the speaker's tone after the turn. This statement serves as a warning to the reader that their time with the thing they adore will come to an end. They advise the reader to take advantage of the time they now have, because they'll have to move on without it at some point. All seasons come and go, and it is critical that we accept and appreciate the days spent in our favorite season. When you finally get what you want, you should enjoy it and not be concerned about when it will be gone. If you devote all of your time miserable, you're squandered the days with your passion.
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