Sonnet 29

Question 1

Title

Answer 1

In a series- one sonnet not enough- nature of love is ongoing and passionate

I think of thee
Direct address
Centred around lover
Thoughts consume her

Question 2

Language

Answer 2

My thoughts do twine and bud
As wild vines
Renew thy presence; as a strong tree should
Rustle thy boughs and set thy trunk all bare
Let these bands of greenery which insphere thee/Drop heavily down- burst, shattered, everywhere!

Question 3

Structure

Answer 3

Caesura
I think of thee!- my thoughts do twine and bud
Cyclical caesura
I do not think of thee- I am too near thee
Caesura
Drop heavily down- burst, shattered, everywhere!

Question 4

Form

Answer 4

Volta at beginning of final sestet as decides wants lover to renew physical presence
Final sestet characterised by explosive and urgent language- reflecting change in state of mind
Sonnet- undermines sonnet form of an unattainable love but it is her thoughts which separates her from lover