Question

what has shakespeare attempted in sonnet 18?​

Answer 1

William Shakespeare And A Summary of Sonnet 18

Sonnet 18 is perhaps the best known of all sonnets. Shakespeare wrote 154 of them but this one tends to top most popular lists, mainly due to the opening line which every romantic knows off by heart.

But there is much more to this line than meets the eye, as you'll find out later in the analysis. And please be aware that not every line of every Shakespeare sonnet is written in pure iambic pentameter - a mistake made by many a supposed authority.

There may be metrical variations but the form is classic Shakespearean sonnet: three quatrains (3 x 4 lines) rounded off with a rhyming couplet (final 2 lines), making 14 lines in total.

Answer 2

Answer:

This is a very conventional theme for Elizabethan sonnets, but in “Sonnet 18,” Shakespeare advocates seeking immortality through poetry rather than through procreation: he wants to immortalize the object of his affection by creating a work of art that will last forever.

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