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READING COMPREHENSION (That time of year thou mayst in me behold) - Coggle…
READING COMPREHENSION (That time of year thou mayst in me behold)
Structure
Type
Sonnet
Element
Theme:
Death
Stanza:
1
Rhyme:
Behold & Cold, Hang & Sang, Day & Away, West & Rest, Fire & Expire, Lie & By, Strong & Long.
Rhyme scheme:
ABABCDCDEFEFGG
Tone/mood:
Sad
Genre
Narrative
Point Of View
Shakespeare uses the first person POV because he refers to himself and use the pronouns of "me".
Main Idea
Aging/ getting old and death is approaching.
Figurative Language
Metaphor
In me thou see'st the twilight of such day
He is in the later stages of his life and aware of aging.
Death's second self, that seals up all in rest
Death brings an end to his life, a peaceful rest.
That on the ashes of his youth doth lie
He is relying on the leftover energy from his youth.
As the death-bed whereon it must expire
His life will come to an end on a death bed.
Personification
Which by and by black night doth take away
Death as "black night" is going to take him.
Bare ruin'd choirs, where late the sweet birds sang
Birds chirping together creating a melody.
Reading Strategies
Rereading:
I read the poem over and over again to understand the meaning of each sentences.
Synthesizing:
I try to understand the poem by using my vocabulary to interpret unfamiliar words.