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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Linguistics Studies
About Sonnet 18
I' m a junior teacher about to teach Shakespeare's Sonnet 18, below are my questions.
1. How to pronounce "grow'st", ow'st", and "dimm'd" ? And what do
, (d) and wand'rest mean?
1. How to pronounce "grow'st", ow'st", and "dimm'd" ? And what do
, (d) and wand'rest mean?Top answer
Hi Anon, best of luck with the Elizabethan! I grow, thou growest, he grows, we grow, you (pl) grow, they grow. thou owest And often is his gold complexion dimmed.
- Hi Anon, best of luck with the Elizabethan!
- I grow, thou growest, he grows, we grow, you (pl) grow, they grow.
- thou owest And often is his gold complexion dimmed.
- These are just contractions, like can't for cannot.
- The five-foot iambic goes ta- da ta- da ta- da ta- da ta- da .
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Hi Anon, best of luck with the Elizabethan!
I grow, thou growest, he grows, we grow, you (pl) grow, they grow. thou owest And often is his gold complexion dimmed.
These are just contractions, like can't for cannot.
The five-foot iambic goes ta-da ta-da ta-da ta-da ta-da. If the bard ne
I grow, thou growest, he grows, we grow, you (pl) grow, they grow. thou owest And often is his gold complexion dimmed.
These are just contractions, like can't for cannot.
The five-foot iambic goes ta-da ta-da ta-da ta-da ta-da. If the bard ne
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This really was so helpful. Thank you.
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