That time of Year

William Shakespeare was completely correct in his poem about the changing seasons, of fall to winter. The yuckiness of winter has a universal and timeless affect on people throughout the world. The speaker compares the season of winter to death. This common pairing of the two completely defines winter for me..DEATH! Three separate images are used to convey the tone. The color of the changing leaves, the fading sunset, and the glowing of fire are all imagery used to describe the undesired things that winter brings. Also, diction such as bare, ruined, lie, ashes, black, night, shake, and cold all help to show the speaker's attitude towards the dreadful season. The negative word choice proves a dark and sad tone of the poem. This is easy to understand and relate to because most everyone I know of hates the winter time where everything dies and everyone turns bitter.