Allliteration in Shakespeare's Sonnet 71

Poetic devices are often utilized by authors to emphasize and clarify their overall theme. One such device is alliteration, where a beginning sound of a word is employed more than once in a line. Shakespeare presents alliteration as the most important tool to understanding his moral in sonnet 71. In this poem, he transcends the potent message that he is not to be mourned when he dies and thereafter. Through his exploitation of alliteration, Shakespeare gives …

…