Sonnet no. 76Sonnet no. 76 is found in the section of Shakespeare's sonnets generally accepted as written for the "handsome young man". However, within this sonnet there is no clear indication that identifies the recipient. The form is a consistent iambic pentameter with an abab,cdcd,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 it being "barren" (unproductive, barren, lacking in wealth or interest) of "new pride," which is an archaic expression for "ornament." He questions the lack of variety or innovation. Then he asks himself why he doesn't follow the fashions of the moment and the new modes of expression. Within these lines the poet begins a journey of self-examination into what he is specifically doing in writing sonnets to express his love. These thoughts are further explored in the next quatrain. The poet wonders why he always writes in the same form and style while keeping his creative imagination tied to a known form. This form is the sonnet which adapts to the poetic style of the writer like a garment worn frequently enough to be recognized (therefore a comfortable garment). The poet feels that every word he writes reveals his identity because of the identification of style and way of using words with himself. As a child who resembles his parents, 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 true form of expression. In the final quatrain, the poet tells his addressee that he always writes about one theme: his love and the person he loves. For this reason the poet finds his best tool in the reworking of his words and the familiar form of the sonnet. Even as a child he is a form of expression of true love (an idea from early sonnets), his sonnets like his children express the poet's feelings in his own unique way. He may have to reuse words and images, but he hopes that each time he can improve his word combinations and embellishments to intensify his attempt to communicate love. The final couplet brings out the idea that when the sun rises new every day with all its splendor freshness and at the same time is as old as creation, then the poet's love sonnets are both new and ancient in what they say.