This sonnet was very different from all the other sonnets because this sonnet technically has fifteen lines, which I thought was pretty intriguing. The first line of this sonnet was not considered a line because it was a precurser to the actual sonnet itself, but there is still a debate going on about this. This sonnet includes three different types of flowers that are taking the beauty away from the young boy. There are violets, lillies, and roses which are the "chief thief" of the young boy's beauty. These flowers have to do with the body parts of the boy. For example, the lillies have taken the hands of the young boy and the roses have basically taken the boy's essence. However, the roses are scolded by the speaker for stealing the young boy's beauty and the speaker predicts death for the roses. The speaker is mostly complimenting the boy saying that his beauty is so great that flowers have to steal it just to compete with him.
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