How Like a Winter Hath My Absence Been: Shakespeare’s Emotional Metaphor
How Like a Winter Hath My Absence Been: Exploring Shakespeare’s Timeless Sonnet William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 97 begins with a poignant line: “How like a winter hath my absence been.” This poetic imagery compares the speaker’s separation from a loved one to the stark, desolate nature of winter. Shakespeare masterfully captures the feelings of longing, melancholy,…