This sonnet was very different from the other sonnets previously talked about because this sonnet is about was, marble, and stone while the other sonnets are about summer and life. This sonnet shows more of the man-made materials at use to help the speaker prove his point. What I got from this sonnet is that letters on monuments, or a man-made object, may not, or cannot, be read, letters in poems can always be read and interpreted. He also goes on to talk about the young boy's beauty once again and how he could be immortal. The speaker also comments on how every time a lover looks at their beloved, they will see the young boy because his beauty will live throughout the times. I also saw in this sonnet the use of words that have changed in meaning from those times to the present. For example, the word, "sluttish" was used to describe a maid or housewife who cleaned or was dirty. Now, this word is used to describe a much different concept that is kind of inappropriate for this blog.
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