![]() Please note: N= noun, V=verb, Adj=Adjective, Adv=Adverb, P=Preposition, Pr=Pronoun Hence her beauty may not survive, but the praise of that beauty in the poet’s words can never fade away entirely. In this way, future readers of his poetry will know that there was once a beautiful woman who was the poet’s muse and inspiration. That is why the people with whom he speaks in his poetry will also live on. He is confident that his poetry will be read and held in high esteem for many generations to come. The poet knows that there is only one way to become immortal: through the creation of timeless art. And because of that, man’s art will also live on. However, the death of a single man does not spell the death of the species. As a result of the process of aging, this body will die, and decay, for man is mortal. He knows that the individual human body cannot survive the passage of time and eventually fade away. In this sonnet, Shakespeare praises the beauty of his beloved but does so in the service of his poetic craft. ![]()
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