Innocence and
blind faith
only found in
the very young
USE OF REPETITION
TO EMPHASISE
POINT
The sestet develops the
theme and compares her
love for the man and the
sort of love she felt as a
child
CAPITAL LETTERS
TO EMPHAISES
IMPORTANCE OF
SOME
VOCABULARY
ELIPSIS TO ADD TO THOUGHT
PROCESS
Octave has abba rhyme
scheme
She perhaps lost a
little of her faith in
God in adolescence
but is sure this love is
stronger
Unquestioning
belief in
heaven
Sestet has
abababa rhyme
pattern
Monosyllabic words
– lack of complex
language – shows
purity of love –
doesn’t use fancy
expressions or
flowery imagery
Expressions quite
feminine and oldfashioned – almost
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Examples of religious
imagery
BASED ON
SONNET FORM –
14 LINES LONG
WRITTEN IN 19TH
CENTURY SO MORE
MODERN VERSION
THAN SHAKESPEAREAN
(but follows older
conventions)
Sonnet for traditionally
used for love poetry
This is a PETRACHAN sonnet –
separated into 8 lines, then 6
(octave and sestet)
SONNET 43
The writer seems very
virtuous in the poem –
she is writing about the
purity of her feelings
Emotional rather than
physical passion
Right is
viewed as a
moral
crusade
USE OF EXCAMATION
FOR
HYPERBOLE/FLATTERY
Her love is unselfish –
she doesn’t ask for
anything in return
User of ANAPHORA –
repetition of a phrase
at the beginning of a
line
Love is timeless – it will last
even beyond death
WORDS/LEXIS OF
MEASUREMENT –
METAPHORIC IDEA
One of a series of sonnets written for her
husband, Robert before their marriage
Love is
portrayed
as
something
spiritual and
sacred
Starts off with a direct
question for her husbandto be – challenging herself
More suitable title – very clinical – why?
Her love is like religion
and touches every
aspect of her life
Their love is quiet and
unassuming
This is a highly idealised
form of love – high
expectations of their
marriage
The OCTAVE explores
theme (love and
religious ideas)
Their love is a constant part of her
everyday existence – day and night – not
just for show but is genuine
Their love is as all - encompassing and
huge as she will allow it to be – explores
idea of control of feelings
Verbs – reach; strive about
stretching/strengthening – almost
a physical effort;