Analysis of Sonnet 136: If thy soul check thee that I come so near

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



If thy soul check thee that I come so near,
Swear to thy blind soul that I was thy Will,
And will thy soul knows is admitted there;
Thus far for love, my love suit, sweet, fulfil.
Will will fulfil the treasure of thy love,
Ay, fill it full with wills, and my will one.
In things of great receipt with case we prove
Among a number one is reckoned none.
Then in the number let me pass untold,
Though in thy store's account I one must be;
For nothing hold me, so it please thee hold
That nothing me, a something, sweet, to thee.
    Make but my name thy love, and love that still,
    And then thou lov'st me for my name is Will.


Scheme ABCBDEFEGHGHBB
Poetic Form
Metre 1111111111 1111111111 0111110101 111111111 111010111 1111110111 0111011111 0101011101 1001011101 1011011111 1101111111 1101010111 1111110111 0111111111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 621
Words 127
Sentences 6
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 34
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 470
Words per stanza (avg) 125
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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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