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Simile in Sonnet 94

Simile Examples in Sonnet 94:

Sonnet 94

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"inherit..."   (Sonnet 94)

The sonnet’s second quatrain develops an extended aristocratic metaphor. Beautiful people are akin to landed gentry who “inherit” the wealth of their appearance. Thus, the beauty itself is like the land, which can be tended in different ways.

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