This is an in-depth study guide and summary for writing an exam on the Poem, Sonnet 116. It is full of example questions and notes on the poem and structure. It also includes an example essay question
Let me not stand in the way Two people loving each other
(love)
1. Let me not to the marriage of true minds
When two people are truly in love, no
allow obsticle obstacles can alter their love
Kwatrain 1
2. Admit impediments. Love is not love
changes changing
Love that truly endures does not waver or
diminish in the face of change
3. Which alters when it alteration finds,
Not easily removed, not easily
break conquered. It will conquer all Even when someone tries to "remove" affection,
s real love doesn't give in and disappear
4. Or bends with the remover to remove:
Metaphor, like a lighthouse which
Oh! Love guides ships, love guides us
5. no! it is an ever-fixed mark Tone is passionate
Light is guiding ships, like love is guiding us
Storm/trial and overcomes every challange
Kwatrain 2
6. That looks on tempests and is never shaken;
One and Northern star, doesn’t
Love only change posittion Ship
Metaphor, comparing love to the northern star which
7. It is the star to every wandering bark, guides ships. Thus love stays and guides us forever
The star's 'height' in the sky is important when navigating off of it, the Outsiders don’t know your love, only you
Star (love) star's/love's worth ultimately exceeds its utility as a tool for us to find our way. do.
Love's worth is not known, but it can be
8. Whose worth’s unknown, although his height be taken measured.
Death (Grim Reaper) You can die anytime, but love will live on
Doesn’t control love young
9. Love’s not Time’s fool, though rosy lips and cheeks Time being personified as the grim
Time, thus the Grim Grim Reaper’s
Reaper Weapon Direction (guidance)
Kwatrain 3
sickle’s compass come – clock ticking
10. Within his bending sickle’s compass come:
True love is eternal, it doesn’t change over time
Hyperbole
11. Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,
Love continues even past Judgement day (end of the world)
12. But bears it out even to the edge of doom.
If this is wrong
Tone: Pasionate
and certainty
He is certain
Koeplet
13. If this be error and upon me proved,
he’s right
If it’s wrong, I have never written and no-one has ever loved,
thus I’m right
14. I never writ, nor no man ever loved.
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