Then, I read it a second time, slowly and in detail.

  As for the structure, Shakespeare used three quatrains and one couplet. This was his own writing style. I also find that the poem is very smooth to read, because of its rhyme, which shows us a “ABAB;CDCD;EFEF;GG” mode.

  In the first quatrain, Shakespeare let us know his sorrow and despair. And in the following quatrain, he described the feature, art, and so on that he wanted to get. But in the third quatrain, when he thought of his lover, he became happy. And in the last couplet, he told us that love is more precious than to be a king.      

  This sonnet is rich in simile. For example, in the sentence,

                       Yet in these thoughts myself almost despising,

                       Haply I think on thee--and then my state,

                       Like to the lark at break of day arising

From sullen earth, sings hymns at heaven's gate;

He compared his state to the singing lark.

  As well, Shakespeare was striking originally in his use of metaphor. Metaphorical express can be seen in this sonnet. For instance, also in the sentence I referred to, he compared his despair and sadness to the sullen earth, and his hope, happiness to heaven's gate.

  Most specially, Shakespeare used contrast in the whole sonnet. He saw happiness from sadness, he felt fortune in sorrow, he found self-confidence from upset, just like he saw heaven's gate from sullen earth, he saw sunshine from dark. He was optimistic and imaginative!

  Many of Shakespeare’s sonnets talk about love, friendship, life, freedom and so on. This sonnet is no exception. It shows us the poet’s general opinion in life, fate, society and love. In our life, everyone’s gift, feature, family, work is different from each other, just crying and complaining is no use. Shakespeare told us that we should be optimistic. Heaven is deaf, he can’t hear you, and even if he heard, he can’t give you more comfort. Now, where is happiness from? The answer is, friendship and love. They are the wealth that even being a king can’t compare to.  

  In my opinion, a good sonnet is for man to defy fortune and other’s eyes. Shakespeare gave us the key. That is friendship and love. If you have them, nothing can beat you.

We all need to have friends, and I think the more friends we have, the better. Friendship helps us learn how to trust others, what to expect from others, and how to profit from experiences. I want to have friends around me so I can learn more about myself from different people. I have a lot to learn in life, so I want as many people as possible to help me. I want a lot of friends to show me how to have a good time. I’ll do the same for them.

  And about love, perhaps it is like a resting place, like a shelter from the storm. It exits to give us comfort, it is there to keep us warm. And in those times of trouble, when we are most alone, the memory of love will bring us home. Perhaps love is like a window or an open door, it invites us to come closer, and it wants to show us more. And even if we close ourselves, and don’t know what to do, the memory of love will see us through.

  Friendship and love is a way of living, a way to feel. We all need them.

  That’s what I get from Shakespeare. 

附：Sonnet 29

When in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes,
I all alone beweep my outcast state,

And trouble deaf Heaven with my bootless cries,
And look upon myself, and curse my fate,

Wishing me like to one more rich in hope,
Featur'd like him, like him with friends possessed,

Desiring this man's art, and that man's scope,
With what I most enjoy contented least;

Yet in these thoughts myself almost despising,
Haply I think on thee--and then my state,
Like to the lark at break of day arising
From sullen earth, sings hymns at heaven's gate;

For thy sweet love remembered such wealth brings
That then I scorn to change my state with kings.