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William Shakespeare
Analysis
Follow the steps in your Poetry Analysis handout in your standards journal, to analyze this
poem. Make sure to take Focused Notes as you go.
Reflection
Make a connection with the poem. How can you relate to it?
In this poem, the speaker talks about desiring things that others have, but then he thinks about
his beloved and he forgets about all those material things. Write about things that you desire or
want and think about how important they are to you and why?
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