"Let Me Not to the Marriage of True Minds" by William Shakespeare
Key Concepts
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Immutability: The quality of being unchangeable. Shakespeare argues love is immutable.
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Personification: Time is personified as a harvester who cuts down youth with a sickle.
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Volta: The "turn" in a sonnet; here, the transition from defining love's nature to challenging the end of the world.
Examples & Applications
Iambic Rhythm: "Let me not to the marriage of true minds."
Alliteration: "Alters when it alteration finds."
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Imagine a lighthouse (the "fixed mark") standing still while a clock's hands spin wildly around itβthe lighthouse represents love; the clock represents time.
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