Sonnet Lines Flashcards
Line One
That time of year thou mayst in me behold
Line Two
When yellow leaves, or none, or few do hang
Line Three
Upon those boughs which shake against the cold
Line Four
Bare ruin’d choirs, where late the sweet birds sang.
Line Five
In me thou see’st at the twilight of such day
Line Six
As after sunset fadeth in the west;
Line Seven
Which by and by black night doth take away,
Line Eight
Death’s second self, that seals up all in rest.
Line Nine
In me thou see’st the glowing of such fire.
Line Ten
That on the ashes of his youth doth lie,
Line Eleven
As the death-bed, whereon it must expire,
Line Twelve
Consum’d with that which it was nourish’d by.
1-4 T W U B
That time of year thou mayst in me behold
When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang
Upon those boughs which shake against the cold,
Bare ruin’d choirs, where late the sweet birds sang.
5-8 I A W D
In me thou see’st the twilight of such day
As after sunset fadeth in the west;
Which by and by black night doth take away,
Death’s second self, that seals up all in rest.
9-12 I T A C
In me thou see’st the glowing of such fire,
That on the ashes of his youth doth lie,
As the death-bed, whereon it must expire,
Consum’d with that which it was nourish’d by.
