Essay on Metaphors for Death in Shakespeares Sonnet 73 -- Sonnet essa

Metaphors for Death in Shakespeares Sonnet 73 William Shakespeares Sonnet 73 That snip of Year Thou Mayest in Me Behold is a sonnet that examines the fears and anxieties that surround growing old and dying -- a topic that resonates within us all. Shakespeares call of metaphor to illustrate decay and passing are striking, and sets a somber tone throughout. He uses the season of Fall, the coming of night, and the burning out of a flare up as metaphors for old age and death, and then uses the last two lines to suggest that we should love and cherish life while we can. The first four lines of the sonnet mull over the changing of seasons, and the oncoming of Fall That time of year thou mayest in me behold, When yellow leaves, or none, or few do hang Upon those boughs which shake against the cold, beam ruined choirs, where late the sweet birds sang. The season of Fall has often been used as a metaphor for the passing of time. The seasons of Spring and Summer -- the time of bloom of youth flowers, vibrant colors, and long, hot days -- are gone. Fa...