In sonnet 126 line 9, he uses 11 syllables 'Yet fear her, O thou minion of her pleasure!' he is showing that he is a minion to her love giving her the last say because the 11th syllable is feminine.Also in line 10 'She may detain, but not still keep, her treasure:' he uses 11 syllables to show that her 'treasure' is valuable.
In sonnet 116 line 6 'That looks on tempests and is never shaken;' he is showing that the boat is strong and can outlast a tempest, in line 12 'But bears it out even to the edge of doom.' he is showing that the ship can last longer and he uses the 11th syllable to explain the extra length.
To conclude i think that shakespeare uses extra syllables to put an extra point about it and to exaggerate a line.
'he'? who is 'he'? Be specific Ben and don't assume your reader has been in every lesson you have. I like the idea that he is giving her the last word and is so dominated by her.
ReplyDeleteyour second paragraph is a little cursory - compare your work to some of the comments in the original post.