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ShannonGallup

M.Gardner
English100
9August2014
Rematch
Thud.Ofheartbeatrippledthroughmybody,
Quakingwithdesiretovieforchampion.
Thud.Earssensednothingmore.Mymind,markedly
Vacant,plaguedbymydutytowin.
Letthecoldsnap,lettheicywindsblow,
Isensenot,driventodriveoutthelessr
Oppugnantboatsflankingfromsterntobow.
Inflamedbydeaddreamsoftheantecessor
Ipressonpastadvancingcollapse.
Dancingontheedgeofmyvision,one
Elusivemedalinsplendor,noneshelacks
Asthefinishadvances,Iknowthatitsgone
Ohbronze,ohsilver,itsforgoldthatIthirst
MaynextyearIfinish,notsecond,butfirst.


AnalysisofSonnet109
InSonnet109,aShakespeareattemptstoreconcilewithhisloveandredeemhimselfinher
eyes.Throughoutthepoem,theauthorsuseoftheatricalandmelodramaticimageryconnect
tohisdesperatedesiretomakeupforhismistake.Theuseofthecomparisonofhisinfidelity
toastainofbloodacrosshisrelationshipsuggestsafragileandimpulsivenaturetocarrya
situationtotheextremeandanallornothingattitude.Imagesofhislovercarryinghissoulin
herbreastproveshowreliantonhisloversacceptanceheis,forwithouther,heiswithouthis
veryessence.Accompanyingtheimageryistheuseofabruptcaesura,usedtofocuson
specificaspectsofthepoembyisolatingcertainwordsorphrases.Oh,isolatedatthe
beginningofthepoem,notonlyconveyspainandshockfeltbytheauthor,butbreakingoff
therhythmalsomirrorshowhislovehasbeenbroken.Myrosebeingsetasideduringthe
middleofalinecentersourfocustothefactthatthispoemistoawoman,afactthatbringsto
mindShakespearesaffairsthathehadwithotherloversthroughouthislife.Toemploy
forgiveness,enlighteningtoourselvesandourlovedoneshowdesperatelyweneedone
another,requiresaknowledgeofourselves.Torecognizewhatweholddearandexpose
ourselvestothebloodstainsofrealityandtoanotherhuman,knowingthattheyhold
everythingtocontrolus,isanactoftrustthatisraretoasocietyofsuspicionliketheonewe
liveintoday.Theimageryusedbythepoetofhisinnerselfisdarkfullofbloodstainsand
emptiness,expressesafrontiermysterioustomanythatofourownmind.

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