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Sonnet
poems are usually related to love which shows that the poem is probably from a wife to husband
petrachan sonnet
the writer makes it seem nicer than it is by using
euphemism - ‘gone away’ and later ‘gone far away’ and the metaphor of ‘silent land’
Rather than die
Symbol of death
Emphasising the narrators loneliness
Extended metaphor for
death
What is she saying in the poem at the end
i would rather you forget me for a while and remember me fondly, than grieve forever and be sad all the time
Volta
the changing point in petrachan sonnet (starts at yet)
sestet
six lines
petrachan sonnet
different to a shakespearean sonnet
it consists of an octave, follow by a volta at line nine and then a further 6 lines
Yet
Marks the changing point (Volta) in the peice, this comes between the octave and the seset and highlights the writers use of the Petrarchan sonnet and change of attitude within the pecie
If the darkness and corruption leave
Metaphors for sadness
Repetition of remeber
To show that the narrator fears her beloved will not carry out her order and to emphasise the point