Poem Analysis

Sonnet 69
1)The narrator is the speaker and he is confessing his love and thinks of them as one.
2)The poem is in sonnet structure. (2 quatrains, 2 trios)
3)The theme is love and unity.
4)Grammar: 2 continuous sentences.
5)Imagery: “Without the light you carry in your hand, golden..”
6)Uses old English diction.
7)The tone is hopeful and love-stricken.
8)Uses imagery, metaphors, and repetition of the word “without”
9)The language is old English and it flows. (has a certain beat)
The Lamb
1)The lamb not knowing who made it
2)Structure: every 2 lines rhyme
3)Theme: knowing ones origins
4)Grammar: old English
5)Images: the lamb
6)Diction: simple/understandable
7)Tone: curious
8)Literary Techniques: personification (the lamb) and repetition

Sonnet 89
1)First Person (man/women)
2)Structure: 4 stanzas; 4 verses, 4 verses, 3 verses, 3 verses
3)Theme: love
4)Grammar: modern writing
5)Images: the hands passing over them, walking on the sand, travel through your hair
6)Diction: die, love, want
7)Tone: hopeful
8)Literary Techniques: Imagery