That time of year thou mayst in me behold

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That time of year thou mayst in me behold When yellow leaves or none or few do hang Explain These lines are taken from Sonnet That time of year thou mayst in me behold by William Shakespeare - In this sonnet the poet talks about old age and the passing of time He uses very simple images from nature to show how he is growing older In the line That time of year thou mayst in me behold Shakespeare is speaking to his beloved or a dear friend The poet tells his beloved that if they he she they look at him they can see a season in him It means this season represents the poet s stage of life he is in Then he explains that in this season yellow leaves or none or few do hang on the trees This is the image of autumn Autumn is the

time when the leaves of trees turn yellow and fall The empty branches shake in the cold This image shows that the poet is in his old age Just like a tree that has lost most of its leaves the poet has lost his youth and strength He is now weak He is growing old and moving closer to death Through the image of autumn and its empty trees Shakespeare shows the natural process of aging It creates a sad but beautiful picture of the poet s life reaching its final stage

Sonnet 73: That time of year thou mayst in me behold

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