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b'Shakespeare was a marketer. What can I say? He knew how to get the reader to pay attention.\\xa0\\n\\nOne of his best tools: the metaphor. In this group of sonnets, I delve into the mechanics of metaphoricity.\\xa0\\nWhat makes a metaphor work?\\xa0\\nHow does Shakespeare use negation in metaphors to amplify the hyperbole effect?\\xa0\\nIn these sonnets, Shakespeare uses the following metaphors:\\n\\nthe sentimental poet and the poet who writes truly (negative metaphor)\\nthe poet\'s love as fair as any mother\'s child, not as bright as stars (positive and negative similes)\\nstars as gold candles\\nTime\'s furrows (metaphor of agriculture and aging)\\nCare of one\'s own heart like a nurse caring for a sick baby\\nLove as a mutually renewing and fatal entanglement\\nThe lovesick poet as a terrified actor or enraged maniac all three beside themselves\\neyes as ears\\nbook as code for love too strong to express in person\\nEye as painter\\nBody as canvas\\nBosom as shop or artist\'s studio\\nEyes as windows to love\\nSun as Peeping Tom\\nPolitical favorites as marigolds in the sun (doomed to last a short time)\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n--- \\n\\nSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jake-j-thomas/message\\nSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jake-j-thomas/support'