William Shakespeare's Sonnet 73
             That time of year thou mayst in me behold
             When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang
             Upon those boughs which shake against the cold,
             Bare ruin'd choirs, where late the sweet birds sang.
             In me thou see'st the twilight of such day
             As after sunset fadeth in the west,
             Which by-and-by black night doth take away,
             Death's second self, that seals up all in rest.
             In me thou see'st the glowing of such fire
             That on the ashes of his youth doth lie,
             As the death-bed whereon it must expire,
             Consum'd with that which it was nourish'd by.
             This thou perceiv'st, which makes thy love more strong,
             To love that well which thou must leave ere long.
             Many sonnets written by William Shakespeare deal with tragedy, love and death, in sonnet seventy-three he focuses on death along with the signs of aging. Whether or not he is the subject of the sonnet or an observer, he expresses everything as if he were the subject. Shakespeare was at an age in his life where he could relate to the sonnet, which made the poem so much more effective. The subject of this sonnet is being looked at, and the observer comes to the conclusion that they see late fall, twilight and a dying fire; that is, the observer realizes that the person is getting old and they will soon lose him. Shakespeare's way of reflecting the onset of aging and death is expressed through many literary techniques like theme, imagery, and wordplay. The significant points that reflect the onset of aging and death are portrayed through the metaphors of a tree at the end of autumn and a dwindling fire.
             This sonnet takes place in autumn, because in the very beginning a tree is being compared to the person. "When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang." The yellow leaves falling in autumn supports the idea of winter 's ...