An in-depth analysis of the matric IEB poem 'No longer Mourn for me' by Shakespeare, I go over the general structure, purpose, background, perspectives, techniques and meanings. As well as stanza and line-by-line analysis diving deep into tone, themes, meanings, poetic devices and how all this affe...
alongermournformei
Shakespeare
subject Speaker does not want to cause recipien
pain
Purpose Persuaded loved ones to forget him and
move on it made them
Ironically
remember more
The speaker SP was sick and contemplating life
death He worries about his recipien
saddens when he's dead He felt
some sadness at his death He
aims to
peace of mind to
give
those he lefet behind
Structure is a sonnet 3 quatrains
and a non
rhyming couple
Iambic Pentametre Clo syllables s feet
Rhyme scheme ADAB CDCD EEEE CH
fixed Rhyming scheme serious
Note each Quartrain deals with a differentthem
and to me
, Themes
Quartrain 1 SP is
telling his lover not to mourn
for him longer than it takes a
any
funeral bell to
ring Depressing
Quatrain 2 The speakers lover should not think
about him shakespeare when
his if it makes
reading poetry
him her sad considerate
Quartrain 3 The speaker commands his lover
to let his her love decay and
pass on the same the
way
body decomposes CCommanding instructin
none
Rhyming Couplet He must do all of this so
that the world does not mock
him her the lover conserned
True love
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