In Sonnet 4, Mother Nature offers a bounteous amount of diverse gifts: Through the verse, the youth must use their gift shrewdly or he will perish with his great beauty. Shakespeare uses precise diction which supports the long and dull tone produced throughout the poem to sketch a picture of the youth. For example, words like “niggard” and “deceive” add life and titillation, which also reflection the youth’s personality. The youth abuses his gift to the world and therefore must be punished or “tombed” as Shakespeare says. Shakespeare also uses cacophonous statements and euphonious words that help to illustrate the youth’s gift. For instance, “sweet self” is eminently a euphonious phrase that resonates with a serene and rural sound. Throughout the poem the blossoming youth has the gift of beauty, yet uses it for himself, instead of offering it to the world through child production. Due to the fact that the youth resents the idea of passing on his gift he must die with his endowment to the world. “Thy unused beauty must be tombed with thee” this passage emulates this idea. In conclusion, we as humans are all bestowed with an authentic and extraordinary gift. With this attribute we must share it to the world and enhance it. In the sonnet Shakespeare uses beauty as a gift. However, these gifts can be anything and are bequeath to everybody.