Ширяева Инна Sonnet 1 It signals that some words or parts of words are contracted for the sake of rhythm. This often happens in a poem. The full form is “damasked”. 2 The woman. 3 “Compare” is a noun by function here (the preposition “with” is the indicator here). 4 The lines are rhymed according to the following pattern ABAB CDCD EFEFGG. 5 They contain the message, for example, the idea the author wanted to share with the readers. A Red, Red Rose. 1 “Luve” is ScotE for “love”. Other cases are “bonnic”, “gang” (go), “weel” (well). 2 “Till all the seas”. Other cases are “o’life” (of life), “tho” (though). They are contracted for rhythm and to give a pleasant sound. 3 ABCB; lines A and C often contain a repetition, for example, in verses 1 and 4 “O, my luve is”, in verse 3 “my dear”. 4 The repetition of such sounds as [w], [1], [aij, (i) (alliteration). From “The Light that Failed”. 1 “She would have none of my great poses” - “pose” especially in BrE behaviour by which someone pretends to behave like a fashionable, rich, intelligent, etc. person in order to make other people notice them or admire them. The line may mean “She wasn’t interested in my attempts to impress her”. 2 It obviously means “heavenly love”, a love that does not exist. 3 АAВВ CCDD EEFF