GROUP 1

SONNET 73
-William Shakespeare -

Subject name: British Literature

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 01
GENERAL
02
THE ANALYSIS
INTRODUCTION OF SONNET 73

03 04
REFLECTION ON MINI GAME
SONNET 73
William Shakespeare
(1564-1616)

An English poet, playwright

and actor

England’s National Poet

38 plays, 154 sonnets, 2 long

poems
 Remarkable plays

HAMLET Romeo and WILLIAM Macbeth othello

Juliet SHAKESPEARE
 HISTORICAL
BACKGROUND
Written in The Elizabethan Period
(from 1485 to 1603)

Art was nature improved by human

enhancement.
SONNET 73
is part of the Fair Youth
sequence from sonnets 1 to 126
 SONNET 73
That time of year thou mayst in me behold
When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang
Upon those boughs which shake against the cold,
Bare ruin'd choirs, where late the sweet birds sang.
In me thou see'st the glowing of such fire
In me thou seest the twilight of such day
That on the ashes of his youth doth lie,
As after sunset fadeth in the west, As the death-bed whereon it must expire,
Which by and by black night doth take away, Consum'd with that which it was nourish'd by.
Death's second self, that seals up all in rest.
This thou perceivest, which makes thy
love
To love
more that well which thou must
strong,
leave
 SONNET 73
RHYME
A That time of year thou mayst in me behold
B When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang
A Upon those boughs which shake against the cold,
B Bare ruin'd choirs, where late the sweet birds sang.
E In me thou see'st the glowing of such fire
C In me thou seest the twilight of such day
F That on the ashes of his youth doth lie,
D As after sunset fadeth in the west, E As the death-bed whereon it must expire,
C Which by and by black night doth take away F ,Consum'd with that which it was nourish'd b
D Death's second self, that seals up all in rest.
G This thou perceivest, which makes
thy love more strong,
G To love that well which thou must
leave
“
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One touch of nature makes the world kin
 Theme

Light LEAVES FIRE

love and death

 message

How aging affects human beings

Message : To love as much as

possible with a limited amount of
time.  

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ANALYSIS OF SONNET 73
 01
FIRST QUATRAIN: SEASONAL
IMAGERY
To portray the speaker’s general
process of aging
The falling yellow leaves

The leaves that are falling off

The old man's loss of hair

“boughs shaking against the
cold”

the frailty of the speaker’s

limbs
OR
thin branches struggling to
stay attached to the tree

the narrator's struggle to

hang onto his youth
“Bare ruined choirs”

Birds left their

branches

The speaker’s
Autumn, void of VS
life, void of life's
the birds’ song
sweet songs
FIRST QUATRAIN: SEASONAL
IMAGERY

Trees are stripped of birds and leaves, and

the narrator is stripped of his youth. 
02
SECOND QUATRAIN: LIGHT
& DARK IMAGERY
portray his old age and
physical declination
 SECOND QUATRAIN:
LIGHT & DARK IMAGERY
The twilight of the day  
His age - late twilight
Sunset-the fading light -> the narrator's
fading youth.
The darkness overtakes the light
The narrator's old age is taking over his
youth.
Night – Death’s second self
“seals up all in rest” - coffin, tomb.
IMPLY
CYCLES
CHILD OLD
HOOD AGE

ADULT
HOOD

Youth will not come again.

 03
THIRD QUATRAIN: FIRE
IMAGERY
 portray the internal destruction
of his youth.
The fire represents youth, and,
according to the lyrical voice, it will
soon be consumed.
 CHILD OLD
HOOD AGE

ADULT
HOOD

=
Youth will not come The end
again.

FIR
E
LOG ASHES
 FINAL COUPLET

The lyrical voice notices that his

love for his significant other grows
stronger, as he ages, and despite his
old age.
LITERARY
DEVICES
1.Alliteration
Death’s second self that seals up all in rest.

2. Imagery

When yellow leaves sunset fadeth in the west

by black night doth thou see’st the twilight

boughs which shake against the cold

3. Symbolism
Black night Sunset fadeth

4. Consonance

Which by-and-by black night doth take away

5. Personification

Death’s second self, that seals up all in rest

6. Metaphor
When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang

the twilight of such day black night

glowing of such fire that on the ashes of his youth

doth lie

7. Metonymy

bare ruin choirs

REFLECTION ON SONNET 73
Trembling old people Falling yellow leaves
A GOOD LIFE
LESSON
People should
appreciate their
youth and good
appearance while
they have them.
QUESTION
1 In "Sonnet 73", what time of year is it?

A. Fall
B. Spring
C. Winter
D. Fall transitioning to Winter
QUESTION
In lines 2-3, the image of yellow leaves
2
conveys the speaker's feelings of?

A. Affection for a loved one

B. Concern about aging
C. Fear of losing someone
D. Expectation of spring
QUESTION The rhyme scheme in Sonnet
3
73 is…?

A. abba cddc effe gg

B. aabb ccdd eeff gg
C. abab cdcd efef gg
D. abac bcbd efef gg
QUESTION In the third quatrain of 'Sonnet 73', Shakespeare
4 uses what image to make a metaphor for a life
that's nearing its end?

A. A setting sun
B. A fire that's burning out 
C. An arrangement of flowers that are fading

D. Eyes that are no longer able to see clearly

QUESTION Who is the speaker in Sonnet 73?
5

A. A person who is nearing the final stage/s

of his or her life 
B. A person who has been dumped or
rejected
C. A person who has just fallen in love

D. A person who has lost a loved one

QUESTION
Which two themes best relate to
6
"Sonnet 73"?

A. Marriage and Aging

B. Life and Death
C. Love and Death 
D. Seasons of life
QUESTION
What does the speaker say about
7
love?

A. To love more with limited amount of time

B. To love because it's too strong for death
C. To love because love is short
D. He loves her and passes away
QUESTION
You can infer that the speaker's mood
8
is ?

A. Happy then Sad

B. Angry then Joyful
C. Depressed then Optimistic
D. Gloomy then Upset
QUESTION Multiple Choice
9 What does the term "it" represent in this line:
"As the death-bed, whereon it must expire,"

A. Life
B. The fire
C. Youth
D. All of above
Group 1 SONNET 73

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