The Renaissance period brought a revival to all forms of the arts, including that of literature. Poetry became a way for writers to display their skill with language as they artistically sculpted the words and lines of their poems. Poetry at this time followed strict forms that gave the structure within which the poet can operate. One such form that became very popular throughout the Renaissance period was the sonnet. This form was very widely …showed first 75 words of 2592 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2592 total…dreams if he is never going to wake again, because it is in the day that the disappointed and sorrow is felt. Also, in the alliteration of the hard /d/ sound in "day's disdain" he's showing how these words are said with bitterness and anger. Lastly, it can be seen that this narrator is so tortured and in turmoil that subconsciously he is appealing for death as to "never wake" would essentially be to die.