S: Mutability, or the idea of constant change, is a common theme in Renaissance poetry. Certainly this themes appears in Shakespeare’s Sonnet 15.
I: For example, in line 2 the Speaker mentions the phrase “a little moment.”
E: This phrase implies mutability for several reasons. First, a moment is defined by a very brief period of time. Time is a very common example of mutability, because time is constantly changing. Time is something that will always be a constant change. The time of day and night will always continue to move from one hour to the next in an infinite cycle. Secondly, the word little (in other words small) suggests mutability. Anything that is little is destined to grow into something bigger. For example, a child at one point
I: For example, in line 2 the Speaker mentions the phrase “a little moment.”
E: This phrase implies mutability for several reasons. First, a moment is defined by a very brief period of time. Time is a very common example of mutability, because time is constantly changing. Time is something that will always be a constant change. The time of day and night will always continue to move from one hour to the next in an infinite cycle. Secondly, the word little (in other words small) suggests mutability. Anything that is little is destined to grow into something bigger. For example, a child at one point