Sonnet Writing Assignment

Directions: Using any one (1) of Shakespeare's sonnets that we've read: Sonnet 130, 126, 29, 116, 18 or any of your choosing, write a one-page (250 word max) essay, using textual references when necessary, that formulates a thesis which argues the merits of the literary devices found in the poem. Describe and define in detail the ways in which the literary devices function in the poem. Do NOT define what, say, alliteration is. Tell me how and why it is used in the poem.