1. That time of year thou mayest in me behold. A
2. When yellow leaves, or none, or few do hang B 3. Upon those boughs which shake against the cold, A 4. Bare ruined choirs, where late the sweet birds sang. B 5. In me thou seest the twilight of such day, C 6. As after sunset fadeth in the west, D 7. Which by and by black night doth take away, C 8. Death’s second self that seals up all in rest. D 9. In me thou seest the glowing of such fire, E 10. That on the ashes of his youth doth lie, F 11. As the death-bed, whereon it must expire, E 12. Consumed with that which it was nourished by. F 13. This thou perceiv’st which makes thy love more strong, G 14. To love that well, which thou must leave ere long. G |
Key -The first four numbers (lines 1-4)colored green are Quatrain 1 -The second set of 4 numbers (lines 5-8) that are colored blue are Quatrain 2 -The third set of 4 numbers (lines 9-12) that are colored orange are Quatrain 3 -The Last two lines (lines 13 and 14) are a couplet The volta is located in line 8 and is located by having the whole line underlined in black Each line is numbered which would be the line numbers. |