What is the primary purpose of the couplet in this
sonnet?
Where art thou, Muse, that thou forget'st so long
To speak of that which gives thee all thy might?
Spend'st thou thy fury on some worthless song,
Darkening thy power to lend base subjects light?
Return, forgetful Muse, and straight redeem
In gentle numbers time so idly spent;
Sing to the ear that doth thy lays esteem
And gives thy pen both skill and argument.
Rise, restive Muse, my love's sweet face survey,
If Time have any wrinkle graven there;
If any, be a satire to decay,
And make Time's spoils despised every where.
Give my love fame faster than Time wastes life;
So thou prevent'st his scythe and crooked knife.
- "Sonnet 100,
William Shakespeare
The purpose is to show the poet's belief in a grim
reaper who wields a scythe.
The purpose is to complete the 14 lines required to
make the poem a sonnet.
The purpose is to add a twist to the ideas about
time described in the three quatrains
The purpose is to inspire a poem that will help the
speaker's beloved become famous and live forever.
The answer
Direct characterization occurs when the author expressly tells the reader about the character's characteristics. Indirect characterization occurs when the author conveys the character's characteristics in other ways.
Speech, thoughts, effect, action, and looks (STEAL) are the five basic modalities of indirect characterization.
<h3>What is the STEAL Analysis of the characters indicated below?</h3>
The S.T.E.A.L analysis for Odysseus is as follows:
- Speech: In Lines 34-40 Odysseus makes a speech to announce his intention to revenge.
- Thoughts: His thoughts here are to avenge the suitors for squandering his wealth
- Effect: This action inflicts fear on others
- Actions: Odysseus actually takes the suitors by surprise and kills them
- Looks: Homer portrayed Odysseus as a person with uncommon wisdom, eloquence, courage, and endurance. The above action also depicts him as vengeful.
STEAL for Cyclops:
- Speech: Odysseus tells the Cyclops his name is Nobody because he knows that if he assaults, the Cyclops would cry out and be asked if it needs aid by other Cyclopes. Naturally, the Cyclops responds that "nobody" bothers or kills it.
- Thoughts: The above depicts Cyclops as inhospitable
- Effects: The actions of Cyclops make him a fearsome being
- Actions: Odysseus and his men are trapped in a cave behind a massive rock by the cyclops Polyphemus. Odysseus cannot escape because only the cyclops is strong enough to move the rock.
- Looks: Cyclops is a one eyes being known for eating men
STEAL for Calypso:
- Speech: In one of her speeches to Calypso, she tells Odysseus that her heart is not made of iron.
- Effect: This creates an impression that she loves Odysseus
- Actions: She actually releases Odysseus from captivity hoping that he will stay with her.
- Effects: Calypso's interaction with Odysseus reveals aspects of Calypso and Odysseus. Odysseus is sorry for betraying his wife while Calypso is seen as kind-hearted towards Odysseus.
- Looks: Calypso is depicted as a charming nymph whose home is on the island of Ygygia.
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