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His fifteenth sonnet, though, is not frantic, bitter, or angry; it is fourteen lines of admiration. Spencer thro ugly tries to express himself through his literary style, techniques, and the actual diction. In this SP specific sonnet, Spencer tries to shows unwavering passion for his subject by comparing her to glam rouse and invaluable treasures; he ultimately expresses his true love in the end by determining that t the most desirable trait isn’t her beauty, but her mind and intelligence. As following true Spenserian or in fact, Patriarchate sonnet format, Sonnet Fit en is divided into three quatrains and a couplet.
The first quatrain questions why merchant s venture all around the world and try find exotic and beautiful items, when his beloved is right here, while the second implies all of the world’s beauties reside in her; she is made of priceless baubles, like rubies or pearls. The IANAL quatrain perpetuates the idea that the object of his affection is like a stats u forged out of the finest materials. The couplet finishes off the picturesque image of his subject by co including that the most coveted trait about her is her mind. The first quatrain questions the motives of men, who travel the world in search h of beauty.
The merchants “seek most precious things to make [their] gain” (1 but evenly mi as the rarest prize of all. Spencer implies respect and admiration towards his muss’s body, describing her as incomparable and priceless. He believes that no matter the distance traveled, to “both Indians” (3 and back, she will and forever be the best. Spender’s muse was exotic and fair, in his eyes, which coo old not compare to any other creature. While the junkie description of physical vanity leads one to believe that the tar get audience of Spender’s Sonnet 15 was his friends, whom he was boasting to, the real audio once is harder to find.
His true audience is his muse, who he wants to express his admiration and devote on to. Spencer does so shamelessly, caring little about his peers’ opinions. This creates the essential building blocks of the sonnet, as Spencer continues to try expressing his pride, although immaturely of the inner and outer beauty of his lover. Spencer then starts describing his muse through rare treasures in the second quatrain. “Her eyes be sapphires plain” (7) as “her lips be rubies” (8). As valuable objects and signs of wealth, sapphires are rubies were rare; this delicates are not native to Western Europe e, where Spencer lived.
His muse, who most likely did not have eyes bright carbon rock, wasn’t like or as beautiful as them. Spencer didn’t compare the two; he directly defined her beauty through them , which showed his respect. The obvious adoration displays that he does treasure her, although a s an object. He doesn’t offer to her as a person, only to her physical attributes. Spencer continues to lovingly build the profile in the third quatrain. Silver and gold, two of man’s most precious materials from the beginning of time, are used to descried be her. If gold, her locks are finest gold on ground;elf silver, her fair hands are silver sheen” (1 112). Her skin is “ivory weenie” (10). Her teeth “pure and round” and like “pearls” (9). Again and again, he co mares; Spencer clearly defines her as idealized materials and shows his adoration and respect, by his comparison. Both the third and second quatrain are severely similar, both childishly matter list. The continuation of description all most creates the assumption that Spencer cool d not pick his favorite characteristics about her.
It seems as if, to him, her worth is accomplished not by a single attribute, but because of many. In the final lines of Sonnet fifteen, Spencer final displays respect not only to hi s muss’s physical features, but also her mind by stating, “her mind adorned with virtue s manifold” (14). The most beautiful trait about the women with “locks [are] finest gold” (1 1 ) and “e yes [of] sapphire” (7) is her mind. It is so coveted because “few behold” (13) the wonderland Of her mi ND. It is hidden, almost exclusive even. Spencer implies that her intelligence and wit is why he loves h ere.