Sonnet Project
By: Ashley Cox Elizabeth Riegel Asia Williams
Sonnet
I cannot measure for thee, drop by drop,
Thy draught of love, my hands, dear, tremble so:
Behold the chalice, how the bright drops glow
And still I pour, although thou bid'st me stop,
Till the rich wine mounts to the goblet's top,
And the dry earth receives the overflow.
Too generous am I? Ah, say not so!
Love that doth count its gifts is a weak prop
Whereon to stay a weary human heart.
Yes, draw me closer, love. Perchance I may,
Clasped in thine arms, forget the dreaded day
When thou, my love, my soul,
my life's best partIn cold satiety wild turn thee round,
And dash the poor cup broken to the ground.
One Way of Love By: Eliza Calvert Hall
Speaker's Feeliings
Attitude: Straightforward and lighthearted. Because she said "I cannot measure by thee, drop by drop, Thy draught of love, my hands, dear, tremble so".
Figurative Language
"I cannot measure for thee, drop by drop, And dash the poor cup broken to the ground.Thy draught of love, my hands, dear, tremble so: Behold the chalice, how the bright drops glow And still I pour, although thou bid'st me stop, Till the rich wine mounts to the goblet's top, And the dry earth receives the overflow. Too generous am I? Ah, say not so! Love that doth count its gifts is a weak prop Whereon to stay a weary human heart. Yes, draw me closer, love. Perchance I may, Clasped in thine arms, forget the dreaded day When thou, my love, my soul, my life's best part In cold satiety wild turn thee round".
This sonnet is a metaphor because throughout the whole poem she is comparing her love to wine filling up a chalice even after it overflows. This also imagery because in the sonnet we can imagine the chalice over flowing.
No Other Figurative Languages Found
Poetic Techniques
Drop
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Glow
Stop
Top
Overflow
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Prop
Heart
May
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Part
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Ground