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First of all, the form differs. The ¡°Sonnet 130¡± is written in Shakespearean (English) format, which has the rhyme scheme of a-b-a-b-c-d-c-d-e-f-e-f-g-g. It has three quatrains, four-line stanzas, and ends with a couplet, a two-line stanza. Unlike ¡°Sonnet 130,¡± ¡°Sonnet 292¡± follows the Italian (Petrarchan) form. This has a different rhyme scheme that goes a-b-b-a-a-b-b-a-c-d-d-e-e, and it has an octave,
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It is clearly shown that the two sonnets differ greatly in form, tone, and meaning.
Secondly, the two sonnets differ in tone. Although they differ in style, they both follow the iambic pentameter. ¡± (Lines 5-8) These words give the sonnet a very beautiful and heavenly tone. I believe that this is due to the different time and society the authors lived in. In contrast, William Shakespeare ridicules the physical appearance of his mistress by using words such as ¡°if hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head, I have seen roses damask¡¯d, red and white, But no such roses see I in her cheeks¡¦. But these two sonnets show that no matter the time and society, one¡¯s love towards another has always been passionate through out history. The ¡°Sonnet 130,¡± later gives out the meaning when the author says ¡°I love to hear her speak¡± (line 9). the first eight lines which tells the story, and the sestet, the last six lines which the speaker comments on the situation. In contrast, in ¡°Sonnet 292,¡± the author grieves for the loss of his love. His sorrow feelings are well shown in the lines ¡°the vein of my accustomed art is dry, and this, my lyre, turned at last to tears.
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