Sonnet 55 Love Quotes

The "more" here implies that the beloved is already a brightly shining star—at least in the speaker's opinion. The sonnet is only going to add to his brilliance.

Although this poem is also about the awesome powers of poetry, especially in comparison to sad, stupid art like statues, the speaker always describes himself first as a lover, then as a poet. In the same way, this poem is primarily a love poem, not a just a poem. Any clever phrasing or memorable imagery exists only to preserve the beloved's memory.

This poem is powerful enough to protect the beloved against death. Even if the speaker never says it explicitly, it's pretty clear that the source of this power is the love he feels for the beloved. How else could he write a poem so muscled with praise that it can withstand war and death itself?