https://padlet.com/4360711/jnvh9kk7ffkaz23v Thoughts? Questions? Concerns? en-us 2021-06-11 19:40:01 UTC 2025-11-20 23:53:50 UTC hello@padlet.com 4360711 https://padlet.com/4360711/jnvh9kk7ffkaz23v/wish/1602081765 In regards to the theme of the sonnet, what does the speaker's direct concession, in the last couplet, about his personal assessment of his beloved's beauty signify? ]]> 2021-06-12 00:20:11 UTC https://padlet.com/4360711/jnvh9kk7ffkaz23v/wish/1602081765 4360711 https://padlet.com/4360711/jnvh9kk7ffkaz23v/wish/1602086431 Shakespeare also uses parallel structure in his sonnet; 
"Then in the blazon of sweet beauty's best
Of hand, of foot, of lip, of eye, of brow,
I see their antique pen would have express'd"]]> 2021-06-12 00:27:06 UTC https://padlet.com/4360711/jnvh9kk7ffkaz23v/wish/1602086431 4360711 https://padlet.com/4360711/jnvh9kk7ffkaz23v/wish/1602091161 (Following the check for understanding)
Clarifying Question: Wouldn't the tone of the sonnet still be somewhat critical of historian's past accounts of beauty since the speaker criticizes their misunderstanding?

Teacher Response:
Yes, somewhat; however, the speaker applies a concession at te end, admitting that his own understanding of beauty is not comprehensive enough to define his beloved's beauty either. Additionally, the more dominant tone of the poem is an emotive and passionate one, as the speaker uses rhetorical devices and diction to accentuate this. ]]> 2021-06-12 00:33:59 UTC https://padlet.com/4360711/jnvh9kk7ffkaz23v/wish/1602091161