A critical analysis of Caroline Norton's sonnet, 'To My Books', paying particular attention to form, imagery, and voice.

This critical analysis will propose to the reader the form, imagery, and voice the author is using. The reader will hear the rhyme scheme and syllables that are used in the sonnet, and will be able to imagine the scene. The reader will also hear the voice used in the sonnet, as if the author is next to their side, reading the sonnet aloud. As the analysis begins the reader is captured by form. The …

…fully understand and comprehend what she was trying to convey. The form she used is fantastic, giving the sonnet a good, natural flow. The image that is conveyed is that of a lonely and freighted women, who has been betrayed by the world. The voice used in the sonnet is so strong that it is as if the author is sitting with reader, reading the sonnet, softly, quietly, and then powerful, letting her emotions out.