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Shakespeare Sonnet 29 Tone

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Authors use a variety of language to establish a particular tone. In “Sonnet 29” by William Shakespeare, the author uses repetition to portray a discontented tone, then uses imagery to create a grateful tone. In this sonnet, the speaker complains about how he yearns to have more money, hope, friends, and talent. Then, he changes his outlook on his life and becomes satisfied with all that he has and what he previously had. One piece of evidence that illustrates a discontented tone is when the desperate speaker declares, “Featured like him, like him with friends possessed.” In modern English, this means, “And be like him and have more friends.” The repetition of the phrase, “like him,” emphasizes his desperation to be in someone else’s place.
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