, eternal shall, that ow’st, when in, men can, and lives this this are some good examples of consonance. We also have end rhyme used in this Shakespearean sonnet such as day may, temperate date, shines declines, dimmed untrimmed, fade shade, ow’st grow’st, and see thee (shown in a script font in the sonnet above). Internal rhymes are also used such as: Lines 1 and 2, thee and lovely. We also have lines 3 and 4, do and too. Another example of an internal rhyme is heaven and complexion and is his from lines 5 and 6. Repetition is very common in this sonnet. In line 2 we have more and more, in lines 4 and 5 he also shows too and too. In lines 6 and 7 and and & fair fair. Towards the end of the sonnet, lines 10,11 and 12 show nor nor and thou thou. The rhymed couplet has three repetitions which are so long, so long, can, can and this, this. Although William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 is an extended metaphor, there are other examples of figurative language throughout the poem. In this sonnet, we have figurative language such as metaphor, conceit, personification, antithesis, synecdoche or they just remain self explanatory (literal). The conceit, controlling idea, of this poem is in line one when Thee is being compared to a summer’s day, which is also a metaphor. Antithesis is shown in line 14 when Shakespeare says “So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.” This is the balancing of contrasting terms. An example of synecdoche is in line 12 when “lines” is referred to as the whole poem. Examples of personification are seen in lines 3, 4, 5, 6, 11 and 14. In the third line, Shakespeare says “darling buds” giving human attributes to a flower. In line 4, summer is given a life like quality to rent or to lease. The sun in line 5 is referred to as the eye of heaven. The sun is being compared to a face having a gold complexion in line 6. In line 11 Death is being compared to a bra...
