Sonnet #76Sonnet #76 is part of the section of Shakespeare's sonnets generally accepted as being written to the "handsome young man." However, there is no clear indication in this sonnet to identify its addressee. The form is consistent iambic pentameter with an abab, ccdd, efef, gg rhyme scheme. The fundamental argument of this sonnet is the power of the sonnet itself as an enduring expression of love. In the first quatrain, the poet questions his poetic style. It refers to being "sterile" (unproductive, dry, lacking wealth or interest) and "new pride", an archaic expression for "ornament". He questions the lack of variety or innovation. Then he wonders why he doesn't follow current fashions (trends) and new modes of expression. In these lines, the poet begins a path of self-examination about what he is doing specifically in writing sonnets to express his love. These thoughts are explored in more detail in the following quatrain. The poet wonders why he always writes in the same form and style, keeping his creative imagination tied to a well-known form. This form is the sonnet which adapts to the poetic style of the writer in the same way as a garment worn frequently enough to be recognized (therefore a comfortable garment). The poet feels that every word he writes reveals his identity due to the identification of style and way of using words with himself. As a child who resembles his parent, his way of using words is easily identifiable. Going further, just as a parent cannot deny his child as his true offspring, the poet cannot deny the sonnet as his own form of expression. In the final quatrain, the poet tells his addressee that he always writes on a theme: his love and the one he loves. For this reason, the poet finds his best tool in reworking his words and the familiar form of the sonnet. Even though the child is a form of expression of true love (an idea from the early sonnets), his sonnets, as his offspring, express the poet's feelings in his own way. He may have to reuse words and images, but he hopes that each time he can improve the word combinations and embellishments to increase his attempt to communicate love. The final verse gives rise to the idea that as the sun rises, each day with all its luminosity is renewed. freshness while being as old as creation, which is why the poet's love sonnets are both new and old in what they say.