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Date Posted: 17:39:12 03/20/03 Thu
Author: Lisa Peterson
Subject: Re: Sonnet 73 (READ THIS FIRST!)
In reply to: Mrs. G. 's message, "Sonnet 73 (READ THIS FIRST!)" on 14:54:56 01/02/03 Thu

After reading & paraphrasing Sonnet 73 on your own,
explain the following:

1. How does Shakespeare's diction (word choice)
convey the season?

He talks about yellow leaves or no leaves at all and about how cold it is so it seems that it is late fall.

2. Why are time and season are significant in this
sonnet?

The time and season in this sonnet are significant because of what they symbolize. The sonnet is about death and it says how the leaves are all yellow or there aren't any. This means that the plants have died. It is also at sunset and that is when everything gets dark. This symbolizes death because of the darkness and the sun disappearing. Both the sunset and the leaves turning colors are significant in the sonnet because they show it getting close to the end of life.

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