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Answer: Replace “to be” verbs with action verbs. “To be” verbs are passive and static, serving only to transmit information as statements of fact.
Answer:
Down on his luck
Explanation:
The speaker feels discontent with his life, with his current state of being and past choices that made of his fate curse. He suffers because he believes his prayers are not answered by the heaven above. He is miserable, but then the sonnet finishes with a hopeful message.