To Explore and Examine Different Types of Love Within Pre and Post 1914 Love Poetry
In my essay, I will explore and examine the types of love represented in pre and post 1914 love poetry. I will look at three post and three pre 1914 poems. The pre 1914 poems I will look at are First Love by John Clare, Porphyria’s Lover by Robert Browning and Sonnet 116 by William Shakespeare. The three post 1914 poems I will look at are Harry Pushed Her by Peter Jones, Long Distance by Tony Harrison and Valentine by Carol Duffy.
Pre 1914 poems mainly describe love between a man and a woman as this was the only type of love that was socially accepted. This is because it was a very restricted time. People enjoyed explaining romance however the practicalities were much more restrictive. This love also had to be romantic but may have other different elements displayed within romantic love as well. This is displayed in most of the pre 1914 poems that I have looked at as well other aspects. Pre 1914 poetry also often had to have a strict structure this is shown clearly in Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116.
However, post 1914 poetry often shows many different types of love. These types of love include family love and also friendship love. As well as this post 1914 poets where allowed to talk more freely and honestly about opinions of love. Post 1914 love poetry also explores the relationships, between family and friends. Here love becomes a title under which many different forms branch off from.
The first poem that I will be looking at is Porphyria’s Lover. Porphyria’s Lover is a poem about two lovers who can’t be together because they belong to different classes within society. Before 1914 if two people from different classes where lovers it wouldn’t be socially accept and their relationship wouldn’t be allowed to develop. In Porphyria’s lover Robert Browning uses many different poetic techniques to present his love. One of the main poetic techniques that Browning uses in his poem is personification. Personification is used at the beginning of Porphyria’s Lover it is used
Pre 1914 poems mainly describe love between a man and a woman as this was the only type of love that was socially accepted. This is because it was a very restricted time. People enjoyed explaining romance however the practicalities were much more restrictive. This love also had to be romantic but may have other different elements displayed within romantic love as well. This is displayed in most of the pre 1914 poems that I have looked at as well other aspects. Pre 1914 poetry also often had to have a strict structure this is shown clearly in Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116.
However, post 1914 poetry often shows many different types of love. These types of love include family love and also friendship love. As well as this post 1914 poets where allowed to talk more freely and honestly about opinions of love. Post 1914 love poetry also explores the relationships, between family and friends. Here love becomes a title under which many different forms branch off from.
The first poem that I will be looking at is Porphyria’s Lover. Porphyria’s Lover is a poem about two lovers who can’t be together because they belong to different classes within society. Before 1914 if two people from different classes where lovers it wouldn’t be socially accept and their relationship wouldn’t be allowed to develop. In Porphyria’s lover Robert Browning uses many different poetic techniques to present his love. One of the main poetic techniques that Browning uses in his poem is personification. Personification is used at the beginning of Porphyria’s Lover it is used