Sonnet 29 - 'I Think Of Thee!'

Question 1

Give a summary of Sonnet 29

“The poet explores her passionate….”

Answer 1

feelings of desire using an extended metaphor. She compares her thoughts to vines wrapping around a tree.

Question 2

“my thoughts do twine and bud/ About thee, as wild vine, about a tree,”

Answer 2

‘twine’ = connotes intimacy and closeness.
‘as wild vines’ = simile -obsessive/out of control. Passionate + sexual.
The extended metaphor compares her thoughts to vines.
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Question 3

“burst, shattered, everywhere!”

Answer 3

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Sexual imagery of sexual climax = unexpected for a woman in 19th century

Question 4

“O my palm-tree,”

Answer 4

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Religious connotations = Palm Sunday, the symbol of devotion and worship.

Question 5

“Renew thy presence”

Answer 5

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Connotations of imperative, forceful, and demanding.
She is desperate for him.