Sonnet 73 Literary Elements

William Shakespeare Sonnets - Shakespeare Sonnet 73

Slayt: 1
ALLITERATION
Death’s second self, that seals up all in rest...
Slayt: 2
METAPHOR
That on the ashes of his youth doth lie...
Slayt: 3
PERSONIFICATION
Bare ruined choirs, where late the sweet birds sang...
Slayt: 4
ASSONANCE
When yellow leaves, or none, or few do hang...
Slayt: 5
APOSTROPHE
“This thou perceiv’st, which makes thy love more strong…”
Slayt: 6
IMAGERY
“In me, thou seest the twilight of such day/ As after sunset fadeth in the west…”