Analysis of "Fear No More the Heat o' the Sun": Technique and Message William Shakespeare 10th Grade

Death knows no age, culture, social class, or gender. It is the inevitability that defines equality between every soul and meaning to every life. This idea is prominent through the poem, “Fear No More the Heat o’ the Sun”, written by William Shakespeare. In the poem, the author embodies the narrator speaking to the audience about living without the fear of several difficulties in life. The poem is somewhat of a funeral song, in which the author formulates an argument that highlights the significance of death. Shakespeare illustrates the theme and messages in the poem through repetition, structure, diction, and hyperbole. All at which contribute to unify this metaphorical piece that attempts to consolidate those who have lost a loved one or advice those trapped in anxiety - prevented from living life to the absolute fullest.

Repetition and structure are the roots, at which stabilize the poem. Initially, the phrase, “Fear no more” reappears at the beginning of the first three stanzas to reinforce the idea of living without worry. Shakespeare consistently includes the end rhymes “must” and “come to dust” as the final couplet of the first three stanzas in order to sternly state the inevitability of death. As seen in the lines, “...