Written by Edna St. Vincent Millay, the poem “Love Is Not Everything” is a poem written in such a way that it makes the reader twice on his message. Obviously on the theme of love, Millay writes this from personal thoughts and experiences. Equal to fourteen lines of rhyming iambic pentameter, “Love Is Not All” is presented in the form of a sonnet. In total, the poem consists of only four sentences, and the author combines elements of the two most common sonnet forms in poetry; Shakespeare and Petrarch. In this particular poem, Millay uses the rhyme scheme of a typical Shakespearean sonnet. Usually, the Volta of a Shakespearean sonnet appears after three quatrains, but the turning point in "Love Is Not All" comes after the eighth line, which divides the poem into two sections: the octave and the seset. This division is commonly found in Petrarch's sonnets (Tomlinson 9). This poem presents the author's view on love through its message that love is of secondary importance. This message is sent to the reader through comparisons that show that love cannot replace physical needs. While the speaker seems cynical about the idea of ​​love, it becomes apparent that she is unsure if she would actually give up love for basic necessities. This message is emphasized through the use of poetic devices including rhyme, repetition, and alliteration. Using the first eight lines of “Love Is Not All,” the author illustrates multiple points about everything that love cannot do for a person. The speaker goes on to say that love is neither food nor sleep, that it cannot provide a person with shelter, and that it has no healing power. All of these are basic necessities that a human being needs to survive, with the intention of connecting to the title. In lines five and following...... middle of paper ...... care and means of survival for his love. During In the sonnet, Millay's speaker seems pessimistic about the intangible idea of ​​love, but the sestet demonstrates irony in its message. The last line of the poem changes his point of view. Instead of continuing the theme that love is not everything, she leads the audience to believe that internally, she believes that love is indeed important and necessary for the survival of the human soul. The intention of this sonnet is to change the reader's perspective on love, and what it actually does for us. Society presents love as an essential element in our lives and that it must precede all priorities. Millay challenges this idea through the comparisons she makes and the overall tone of the poem. Although she does not completely dismiss the importance of love, the speaker conveys the message very forcefully that love, in fact, is not everything..