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SONNET XII When I do count the clock that tells the time, And see the brave day sunk in hideous night; When I behold the violet past prime, And sable curls all silver'd o'er with white; When lofty trees I see barren of leaves 5 Which erst from heat did canopy the herd, And summer's green all girded up in sheaves Borne on the bier with white and bristly beard, Then of thy beauty do I question make, That thou among the wastes of time must go, 10 Since sweets and beauties do themselves forsake And die as fast as they see others grow; And nothing 'gainst Time's scythe can make defence Save breed, to brave him when he takes thee hence.
The overall rhyme scheme for the poem is ABABCDCDEFEFGG.
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That thou among the wastes of time must go, 10 Since sweets and beauties do themselves forsake
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~~~~That thou among the wastes of time must go, Since ~~~~ `<br> sweets and beau ties do them selves forsake; I chose these lines because now the poem starts to turn and strive towards death and how everyone is going to die no matter how beautiful they are. -
When lofty trees I see barren of leaves 5 Which erst from heat did canopy the herd,
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~~~~~ When lof ty trees I see barren of leaves Which erst~~~ ` from heat did can opy the herd; I chose these lines because, I believe they had a solid rhythm and a new repetition when they keep saying, "when." -
When I do count the clock that tells the time, And see the brave day sunk in hideous night;
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~~~When I count the clock that tells the ~~~~ time And see the brave day sunk~ ` ~ in hid eous night; I picked these lines because they have a common rhythm to it and they have a great start to the Sonnet.
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In that sense, Shakespeare is the quintessentially American author.”
Opinion: In my opinion, Shakespeare is not an American author, unless he wrote for America, lived in America or worked in America; and it is shown that he did none of that other than write amazing poems and books and participate in plays that all held in Europe.
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The works of Shakespeare have been an integral part of the American dream since the first settlement of the Thirteen Colonies, in part through the accident of timing.
I do agree with this statement because our nation had plays, publishing of his books and poetry, and skits that all seem to reflect back to Shakespeare and his writing. For example, now a days Romeo and Juliet is considered an American read
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Four hundred years after the death of our national poet,
Opinion: I my opinion, I do not believe that Shakespeare is our national poet, when he is from Europe and dies in Europe. Shakespeare may have been an influence to our nation and to poetry, but he is not our national poet.
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