Shakespeare uses powerful entities like the lion which is potentially ‘the King of the jungle’ to portray their vulnerability against Time. In this quotation, the image of the lion’s sharp paws becoming ‘blunt’ – which is used to describe something not sharp and worn out – suggests how Time has taken away the lion’s ability to hunt, and therefore survive. “Devouring Time blunt thou the lion’s paws…”. In the first quatrain, animalistic imagery is used with examples of powerful and lethal animals such as a lion. The destructive ability of Time is a major theme throughout the poem, Time is depicted in a negative spotlight in order to highlight its detrimental qualities and its universal relevance – everyone and everything at some point experiences the wreckage of Time, whether it be youth, wealth, or life – Time is the ultimate universal power. The sonnet is split into three quatrains, with the first one attacking Time and its all-consuming nature. In Shakespeare’s Sonnet 19, we are presented with various themes mainly circulating around the characteristics of the apostrophe of Time, which is personified throughout the poem.
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