 For these two sonneteers, ending the sequence proves to be difficult in that the goal of winning the beloved is not achieved.Though normally coveted, the “open-ended structure and sequential movement of the sequence offer no logical stopping place”.Also, the fact that the second part of the sequence must act like the couplet of an individual sonnet not only creates an imbalance in the sequence, but it also puts pressure on the poet to make sure the ending has “special force”.