Lwoavre [sonnet] Poem by James Sinclair

The first poem in my anthology is a sonnet called 'lwoavre'. The title itself presents the theme of the poem with the word 'love' intwined with the word 'war'. This is used to represent love as a battle and relates to the underlying theme of conflict. The inspiration for this poem was based on the traditional use of a Sonnet to present love or affection, but I was finding it hard to relate love to the theme of the anthology as it was completely contradictory, so I crushed the conventional view of love and romance and replaced it with a more sinister and macabre image. The phonology of the words makes use of many different poetic devises, such as alliteration ('sweet sugar') . The consistent use of sibilance can be seen through out the sonnet which adds rhythm to the piece and creates a sense of urgency and anticipation for the reader....
...Well that's what I said when I handed it in to my teacher for homework. :)