For instance, the sonnet is written in iambic pentameter which produces a feeling of steadiness. As a result of this strict order of stressed and unstressed syllables, the sonnet reads with a lack of emotion through its predictability. Similarly, this relates to the somber tone the narrator feels toward the futile chase for love. In addition to its rhythm, the construction of this sonnet also produces the sound of exhaustion through its line endings. For instance, the abrupt ending of the line “but as she fleeth afore,” is resolved by the following line “Fainting I follow.” For this reason, the poem illustrates the feeling of a lack of breath between lines. Thus, the lack of breath illustrates how hard this man is chasing after the
For instance, the sonnet is written in iambic pentameter which produces a feeling of steadiness. As a result of this strict order of stressed and unstressed syllables, the sonnet reads with a lack of emotion through its predictability. Similarly, this relates to the somber tone the narrator feels toward the futile chase for love. In addition to its rhythm, the construction of this sonnet also produces the sound of exhaustion through its line endings. For instance, the abrupt ending of the line “but as she fleeth afore,” is resolved by the following line “Fainting I follow.” For this reason, the poem illustrates the feeling of a lack of breath between lines. Thus, the lack of breath illustrates how hard this man is chasing after the