P.322 #s 1-9

1. He is fire and his love is ice.
2. It is washed away by the surf.
3. ""Vain man," said she, "that dost in vain assay, a mortal thing soo to immortalize...""
4. That the ice is both melted and made stronger by the fire (like iorn/steel) and makes fire.
5. No, because it doesn't say that he got over his heartache though he seems to be philosophical about love in a detached way (love is more powerful than nature). As a side note some of the chemical properties of H2O was just being discovered and ice's ability to absorb heat eventually leading to the industrial revolution (I know this because my dad has this really cool book).
6. The first is just about love wilst the second is about love and immortality through writing.
7. He thinks she is hot (or cold in the previous sonnet). He thinks it is the most powerful thing in all the world and transcends death. He thinks his poetry will serve to immortalize them and their love.
8. The two women are both sceptical of their lover's attempt to make some things immortal.
9. If they are about love then it would make sence for them to be "syrupy" but I'm not a poet nor do I really read them, so it is all a matter of opinion.