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When my love swears that she is made of truth,
I do believe her though I know she lies,
That she might think me some untutored youth,
Unlearned in the world's false subtleties.
Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young,
Although she knows my days are past the best,
Simply I credit her false-speaking tongue:
On both sides thus is simple truth suppressed:
But wherefore says she not she is unjust?
And wherefore say not I that I am old?
O! love's best habit is in seeming trust,
And age in love, loves not to have years told:
Therefore I lie with her, and she with me,
And in our faults by lies we flattered be.

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When my mistress swears that she is faithful

I do believe her, though I know she lies,

So that she might think I am some inexperienced youth,

Ignorant of all the deceit that exists in the world.

Thus foolishly thinking that I am still young,

Although she knows that my best days are behind me,

Foolishly I give credit to the untruths she tells about me;

So that both of us are suppressing the ugly truth.

But why does she not tell me that she is unfaithful?

And why do I not admit that I am old?

O, love's best disguise is the pretense of truth,

And older lovers do not like to have their age pointed out:

That is why I lie to her and she to me,

And the lies we tell each other help us forget our respective faults.

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I think this sonnet is quite interesting. The poet managed to relate this poem to people out there where somehow the reason why some people stay in a relationship because they both have needs that are needed to be fulfilled.

Sometimes, we pretend not to know what is happening because we want to see how far can the person lie to us. This sonnet is an example of an unhealthy relationship where eventually sooner or later they will suffer because of their own lies.

Besides, truth always hurts but it takes the right person to tell it and make you accept it with an open heart.

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ABABCDCDEFEFGG. It can be seen in the sonnet. Each of the word at the end of the sentence will end with a rhyme.

Iambic pentameter. It is called iambic pentameter because each individual line is composed of ﬁve (pent) feet of iambic meter.

This sonnet consists of 14 lines.12 lines of 3 quatrains and end with rhyming couplet.

Sonnet 138 is written using the English sonnet rhyme scheme. So the first 12 lines show the problem, and the last two give the solution

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The is melancholy and the mood is sympathy

After reading the sonnet, I felt sorry towards him. It is not easy to endure a relationship without trust but he is the one who chose to stay silent.

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Hiding the ugly truth can make people feel safe

In this sonnet, the speaker tried not to question his mistress why did she lie to him because he could not bear that the truth might hurt him so bad. He knows about it but refused to make a big deal out of it. He rather stays silent in the relationship for the sake of his own needs. Both of them remain together for two reasons, the first being their sexual relationship, the second that they are obviously comfortable lying to each other.

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1. In line 3, there is ‘Assonance”. Example “untutor'd youth”

2. The alphabet O in line 11 shows a sad tone and weary sigh.

3. The use of pun on the word "lie." In line 13 the speaker says "I lie with her, and she with me," probably means that they both tell lies to each other and that they lie together in a physical sexual way as lovers.
4. The last couplet (line 13 and 14) gives the real meaning of the poem. It is an “Allegory”. The couplet tells how they will continue accepting each other’s lies just for sake of their own benefits together. The lies will eventually cover the truth and will help them forget their respective fault.
5. Personification can be seen in In stanza 1, line 1 “love swears” well, love cannot swear. In stanza 2, line 8 when it says “false-speaking tongue.” It is a personification because tongues cannot talk. Also, in stanza 3, line 10 “love's best habit” is a personification because love cannot have habits.

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"I do believe her, though I know she lies,"

The line shows that the speaker is using the first person point of view.

“Thus vainly thinking

that she thinks me young,

Although she knows my days are past the best”

The speaker in sonnet 138 is probably suffering the mid-life crisis. He is old but somehow wanted to be seen as a young and respectable man.

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The first part starting for line 1 to 3, is about the problem faced by the speaker. He tells the readers about his relationship with his mistress and how she treated her as inexperienced youth. The doubt he had towards him has arisen, and the poet pretend that he is younger than he is for fear of losing her.

Line 4 to 8, the poet confessed about what happened in the relationship. He knows that she is cheating on him and lies about how young he looks like.

Line 9 to 10, the poet questioned about the woman's attitude. He wonders why she had to lie to him about his looks because he knows that he is no longer a young man. He also questioned himself why cant he accept the fact that he is already a grown old man?

Line 11 to 12, the poet express his sadness. The truth that he knows about her yet do nothing about it.

Line 13 to 14, the last couplet was used to emphasize on the lies they both made and eventually make them feel good and comfortable to be with each other. Besides, it could mean that they lie to each other while knowing that they’re lies, but they are still flattered by them. The only reason why they stay together because they have sexual needs to be satisfied.

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“When my love swears

that she is made of truth”

The title itself gives us an idea that the sonnet is probably about two persons in a relationship and the lies hidden behind their relationship. One of them swears to be truthful but somehow tells lies to one another.