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How does Millay vividly convey her emotions at the end of her relationship in the poem, ‘Sonnet 29’? Last document update:   ago

In the poem, ‘Sonnet 29’, Millay conveys the extent of her heartbreak and despair she felt at the end of her relationship through the use of ornate language, nature related imagery and rhymes. The poem is addressed to a former, and ambiguous lover, describing the suffering as they concluded the relationship. The degree of her, possibly self-inflicted, torture is further emphasized by the fact that a Shakespearean sonnet is used, which is usually associated with torment, suffering, remorse an...