A sound device is a tool used to create sound and image to better connect the reader to the written words. Vowels such as the long O sound in the poem create a feeling of time passing and deepening thought. We see the moment where the man pleads for his love to “no longer mourn” after his death (1). The use of meters and longer vowels, coupled with what is being said, allows Shakespeare to successfully engage the reader with the true meaning of what the man is trying to say. This interesting technique is found throughout the poem, such as when he begins to speak of the “vile world” (3). At first it may not be obvious, but upon closer inspection, the viiiileeeee wooooorld shows time and deepened emotion. Alongside the sound devices, he uses punctuation and caesura to slow down the parts in a very strategic way. The caesura comes into play to build on the theme of speaking towards the written word. The man expresses that “if you read this line, don’t remember it” (5). He expects that over time his love will re-read this poem, but he doesn't want her to remember it. Finally, it uses known measurements and events to show the passage of time. When man is “composed of clay”, dead in the ground, he still hopes that his love will still read his poem (10). In this context, he uses many techniques to slow down the poem in order to make the reader think. We can clearly see that the notion of time is essential in this area..