Analyze William shakespeare Let me not the marriage of true minds

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Let Me Not to the Marriage of True Minds
Introduction
Just like much of William Shakespeare’s work, “Let Me Not to the Marriage of True Minds”, conveys a blatant message. The sonnet clearly tells us love is real, unmatched, unbreakable, patient and forever. It begins with the speaker declaring his belief in love, the first line clearly reveals to us his stand, and he is referring to “marriage of true minds”. It is indeed a brilliant sonnet for analysing how eminent a poem structure can be resourceful in creating and supporting its intended meaning. Shakespeare marvellously manages to employ Tone, Word Choice and Rhyme to undoubtedly bring out the theme of true and constant love in his sonnet. This paper intends to discuss the three literacy skills as follows:
Literacy Skills in the sonnet
Word choice
In this sonnet, the poet diligently manages to use appropriate words to influence the emotions and meaning of the sonnet. The word choice is excellent, concise and precise; significantly contributing to sentence flow. From couplet to another, we witness how his choices of words are used to introduce rhythm in the sonnet. He perfectly brings out imagery by using figures of speech like; personification-he gives love human qualities for instance “rosy lips and cheeks” (1.9). Conversely, he uses metaphor-he compares love a “mark” (1.5) that is “fixed” (1.5) forever. Moreover, the poet constantly employs repetition in the sonnet; he says, “True Minds” (1.1) allude to love.

Words like “alters” (1.3) and “remove”(1.4) are repeatedly used suggesting that love is unchangeable. Furthermore, he employs hyperbole when he says, “marriage of true-minds”, we all know, only people can marry.
Rhythm
Shakespeare diligently employs a rhyme scheme in this sonnet. It helped to build his central theme-love, clearly. The sonnet consists of 3 quatrains and a couplet. There is a rhyme in the first and third lines, consequently, second and fourth lines rhyme. The rhyme scheme used is a-b-a-b, c-d-c-d, e-f-e-f, g-g. This pattern is constant in the entire sonnet; however, the four line grouping critically impacts the main theme. Shakespeare enables to create a completely ‘flowing’ texture to his choice of words. Characteristically, the texture replicates the soft, elegant test of affection typically brings about. Just like two sections of a similar piece, each rhyme pattern compliments each other to bring the reader a sense unbreakable bond between the words, like two lovers.
Tone
In this sonnet, the poet gives a very cautious and well-ordered tone; one may think that every word is pared out lovingly. Each and every stanza outlines love, before redefining it once more; this gives the idea that love is exceptional and indefinable. At the start, the sonnet is pretty cold and distant, and is it progresses; it turns out to be pretty emotional and passionate. In the last two lines, we get a feeling that the sonnet is slowly dissociating from a momentary high to down to earth. The persona says, “If this is an error that I can be proved I will never write, nor no man who has ever loved”. As a concluding line, it retreats into its further distanced self.
Conclusion
Shakespeare perfectly uses rhythm, word choice and Tone to express his tone in this sonnet. This entire notion of literacy analysis enables us to feel what the persona is talking about-not just thinking, knowing or understanding. Fundamentally, the manner in which it has been written affects how the feelings we experience, therefore, the way it has been carved is entirely part of the connotation.