Sonnet 18

William Shakespeare's produced many masterpieces whether it be a play or poem. Born in the fifteenth centaury Shakespeare has become one of the most influencing men in all history. Writing many plays and 154 poems I will just be focusing on his eighteenth sonnet: Sonnet 18 is perhaps the best known and most well loved of all 154 poems. It is also one of the most straightforward in language and intent. "Sonnet 18", written by William Shakespeare during the …

…woman about whom Shakespeare is writing. The octave also tells of how great the woman's beauty is compared to everything else that is beautiful. In the sestet, the poem tells about how the woman's beauty stays alive and out lives all other beauty. The poem is written in iambic pentameter. Shakespeare makes use of much symbolism and many other figurative devices in this poem that contribute and emphasize to the overall theme of the poem.