Writing Homework Help

Shakespeare illustrates his own understanding of love in the sonnet below. What is Shakespeare’s definition of love? Use your pre-writing response to support your ideas in the essay. Be careful, do not make the essay a summary of the work or a personal narrative of your own. You may include your personal insights and you may refer to other literary works, but the focus should be on the ideas and experiences as suggested by Shakespeare’s sonnet.

William Shakespeare, Sonnet 116

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Write short responses to these statements and questions:
What is the sonnet’s structure?
Identify the subject of the sonnet.
Note the sonnet’s diction and imagery.
Identify the sonnet’s tone (What is the speaker’s attitude toward the subject?)
Consider the speaker’s philosophical stand (What is the speaker’s understanding of love?)