Analysis of Sonnet 10: For shame, deny that thou bear'st love to any

William Shakespeare 1564 (Stratford-upon-Avon) – 1616 (Stratford-upon-Avon)



For shame, deny that thou bear'st love to any
Who for thy self art so unprovident.
Grant, if thou wilt, thou art beloved of many,
But that thou none lov'st is most evident;
For thou art so possessed with murd'rous hate,
That 'gainst thy self thou stick'st not to conspire,
Seeking that beauteous roof to ruinate
Which to repair should be thy chief desire.
O, change thy thought, that I may change my mind!
Shall hate be fairer lodged than gentle love?
Be as thy presence is gracious and kind,
Or to thy self at least kind-hearted prove,
    Make thee another self, for love of me,
    That beauty still may live in thine or thee.


Scheme ABABBCBCBDBEAA
Poetic Form
Metre 110111111110 1111111 11111101110 1111111100 111101111 111111111010 1011111 11011111010 1111111111 1111011101 1111011001 1111111101 1101011111 1101110111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 624
Words 117
Sentences 6
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 35
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 483
Words per stanza (avg) 115
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". more…

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