I need to memorize Shakespeare's sonnet 98 by tommorow, plaese help.?

Answer 1

SONNET 98
From you have I been absent in the spring,
When proud-pied April dress'd in all his trim
Hath put a spirit of youth in every thing,
That heavy Saturn laugh'd and leap'd with him.
Yet nor the lays of birds nor the sweet smell
Of different flowers in odour and in hue
Could make me any summer's story tell,
Or from their proud lap pluck them where they grew;
Nor did I wonder at the lily's white,
Nor praise the deep vermilion in the rose;
They were but sweet, but figures of delight,
Drawn after you, you pattern of all those.
Yet seem'd it winter still, and, you away,
As with your shadow I with these did play:

First of all, remember it's a sonnet. That will make it a little easier to remember. You know the third line will end in "ing." for example. Once you know the second line, you know how the fourth will end. Even better, the last two lines rhyme with each other. This is all typical of the Shakespearean sonnet.
You can also expect some kind of movement after the fourth line and after the eighth. Line 5 begins with "Yet" indicating some change of point of view toward the subject. There is a similar change although not so clearly marked in line 9. And the last two lines bring a conclusion to the whole sonnet.
Finally, when you look at the first line, you see the word "spring." Consequently you should expect the poet to mention flowers and other matters associated with spring. He does. Knowing Shakespeare and the sonnet form, you might also expect him to move on to other seasons, and he does. Summer and winter are both mentioned here.
Obviously this does not do all of your work for you, but when you memorize something it is helpful to have guideposts along the way. For you in this poem the guideposts will be the rhyme scheme, the subtle changes of subject, the flowers and the seasons. It's still a lot of work, but let this help you. Good luck.

Answer 2

well, i would say that instead of asking for help, you should be memorizing it. there's just no way around memorizing. it's just the way you have to do it. try to relate the concepts to images in your mind, and get the sonnet to make sense in your mind, like find the sense in the order of the lines, so that it is easier for you to remember which line is next.

Answer 3

I appeared over a number of his sonnets final night, and of course counted syllables. in one particular poem, maximum strains had 9, yet there have been 10s and 11s too. Sonnet 116, which develop into study at my wedding ceremony, is off somewhat. i like it nonetheless.

Answer 4

Get off the Internet and start memorizing!!

Answer 5

then maybe you should get off the computer and go read it