Answer :
1. The sonnet is written in the English form, because it has 3 quatrains (stanzas consisting of 4 lines) and one couplet in the end, which differs from the form of Italian or Petrarchan sonnet, which are the same thing.
2. The rhyme scheme is ababbcbccdcdee, because every second line rhymes.
3. The main idea of the poem is lasting love.
4. The poet has used the metaphor of burning oak to emphasize how patient one needs to be when trying to win the love of a lady.
5. He also uses the metaphor of the knot to emphasize the depth of love.
2. The rhyme scheme is ababbcbccdcdee, because every second line rhymes.
3. The main idea of the poem is lasting love.
4. The poet has used the metaphor of burning oak to emphasize how patient one needs to be when trying to win the love of a lady.
5. He also uses the metaphor of the knot to emphasize the depth of love.
Answer:
1. English
Edmund Spenser is English. He varied the traditional Shakespearean English sonnet form by changing the rhyme scheme which creates couplet links that connect the quatrains together.
2. abab bcbc cdcd ee
Spenserian sonnets repeat the last rhyme as the first rhyme of the next quatrain. This continuation of a rhyme from quatrain to quatrain ties them together more than previous sonnet forms.
3. lasting love
The poet uses phrases like "endure for ever" and "naught but death can sever" to show how long love can last.
4. metaphor
He is comparing the burning oak to the patience it takes when wooing. He does not use like or as which would indicate a simile. Also, the oak is not being given human traits which is required for personification.
5. knot
He compares the depth of love to a knot so tightly tied and tangled that it cannot be undone.