Explain the following lines In me thou see'st the glowing of such fire That on the ashes of his youth doth lie These lines are taken from William Shakespeare s - Sonnet In this sonnet the poet talks about old age the passing of time and love He uses different images from nature and daily life to show how he is becoming older In this part of the poem the poet compares himself to a fire that is almost dying Shakespeare says In me thou see st the glowing of such fire This means the poet s life is like a small fire that is still burning a little The fire is not strong anymore It only gives a weak glow In the same way the poet s life is now weak because he is old His energy is not the same as before His body and strength are getting