In the sonnet, “Sonnet,” by Billy Collins, the author writes about his regret for what he has done in the past; while describing the destructive nature of his love. He supports this by using strong imagery by describing the Bunsen burners naked lilac flame that the handles play in; second by using descriptive syntax to explain the appearance of the burn marks on her fingers; and finally he uses symbolism to describe how she's been permanently marked , like wedding bands .the sonnet describes his regretful memories open event would be inflicted harms towards someone in chemistry class, the incident is described in detail, and by the end the speaker establishes his true feelings about the incident. The speaker causes another person to be
