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Sonnet 18

Fiction | Poem | Adult | Published in 1609

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Literary Device Answers

1. A. Within each of the first three stanzas, every other line rhymes; the final two lines also rhyme.

2. B.

3. D. The repetition of “So long” at the start of each line for rhythmic effect is an example of anaphora.

4. C. This is the overarching theme of the poem, communicated succinctly in Lines 13 and 14.

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