This phrase is parallel to the phrase “twilight of… day”. The phrase “black night” emphasizes the absoluteness of the night. In the line “in me thou seest the twilight of such day” it is possible to trace the dying life and the youth as the day is the symbol of the life in the poetry. It may be interpreted as the ruins of old monasteries. The most controversial place in the sonnet is “bare ruined choirs”. The cold wind, “shake against the cold”, conveys hard and sorrowful character of old age. The absence or the small number of leaves in the trees symbolizes health or beauty, which a person is deprived of when he is old: “When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang”. Also the first line tells us about the theme of the whole sonnet as autumn is the metaphor of an old age. It is possible to understand it straight after the very first line “that time of year thou mayst in me behold” that does not mention yellow leaves yet. The reader understands at ones what time of a year the author is talking about. On the contrary it brings pinch lyrical sounding to the whole poem. The unexpected ending about love does not disprove this melancholic content. Every of these metaphors are worked over skillfully. In order to render his feelings, he sequentially uses three well-known metaphors: metaphor of autumn, sunset and damping fire. One of the most famous, Sonnet 73 has unique metaphorical structure: the poet tells about his old age and coming death. Sonnet 73 by Shakespeare Sonnets by Shakespeare are deservingly placed among the best poetic creations in the world.
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