Question

'And think,this heart all evil shed away'. How will the poet's heart shed away all evils​

Answer 1

Answer:

I didn't tell this to you..

it's my way to talking with my friends and sisters

Answer 2

Usually, at this point in a sonnet, the poem starts to shift gears or offer a resolution to problems posed in the octave.

The speaker turns to his addressee again and implores him to "think" (consider, we might say these days) that the soldier's heart "shed away" all the bad stuff of life.

What does this mean? It sounds like the speaker is emphasizing the soldier's goodness, the fact that he eliminated (shed, like old skin—ew) all evil from his life.

Did the first 8 lines pose a problem? Are we getting a resolution here? Or does the poem seem to follow the same tack as before? Let's keep reading…