In “Sonnet 130: My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun‚” William Shakespeare uses the literary devices of imagery and figurative language to show that people should be judged based on who they are‚ not on their looks or what society says one should be like. To begin with‚ the text states‚ “If hairs be wires‚ black wires grow on her head.” (I.iv) The author uses figurative language to show how his mistress’ hair looks like. He compares her hair to wires which aren’t typically compared to hair
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Cited: Browning‚ Elizabeth. "How Do I Love Thee?" Portable Literature‚ Eighth Edition Eds. Kirszner & Stephen R. Mandell. Boston‚ 2013. Print. Steele‚ Felicia Jean. "Shakespeare ’s ’Sonnet 130 ’." The Explicator 62.3 (2004): 132+. Literature Resource Center. Web. 7 Nov. 2013. William‚ Shakespeare. “My Mistress’ Eyes are nothing Like the Sun”. Portable Literature. Eds. Kirzner & Mandell. Boston‚ 2013. Print. .
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Compare and Contrast ‘Sonnet 130’ with ‘Blessing’ In this essay I am going to discuss and explore ‘Sonnet 130’ by William Shakespeare and ‘Blessing’ by Imtiaz Dharker. I will focus on the differences and similarities between both poems in terms of language‚ themes and poetic devices. I feel that ‘Sonnet 130’ seems to imply the fact that Shakespeare is insulting his Mistress. He does so by saying what she is not. He says negative things about her
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to the Elizabethan time period; in the same way that he does in ’sonnet 130’‚ Carol Ann Duffy does in ’Havisham’ and ’Valentine’‚ Lord Byron in ’She walks in beauty’ and John Donne in ’The Flea.’ Although their poems all differ (whether it’s in choice of language‚ style or the overall focus of the poem‚) they all share the aspect of love and beauty which creates the main link between all of the poems. Shakespeare’s ’Sonnet 130’ is a very contrasting poem in that he creates the typical imagery that
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Introduction The purpose of this experiment is to determine the maximum absorbance of fast green‚ and the chlorophylls‚ also in the case of fast green create a concentration curve to determine an unknown substance. Each test will use the spectrophotometer. Spectroscopy is the study of light. A spectrophotometer is a machine used to determine the absorbance of light at any given wavelength. It does this by using a source of white light through a prism‚ which gives multiple wavelengths that
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The speaker in Sonnet 130 and Romeo has a different perspective on love. The speaker loves his mistress despite that she may not be as beautiful as the things around her but Romeo falls in love with Juliet based on appearance‚ or love at first sight. Romeo falls in love with Juliet when he sees her. He says to himself‚ “Did my heart love til now?” He decides that he is in love with Juliet although he has never spoken to her. Romeo falls for her too quickly. Romeo’s love may also be infatuation
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affect our generation and will continue to affect generations to come. In John Donne’s metaphysical poem ‘The Sun Rising’‚ he explores the valuable idea of love being stronger than time as love surpasses all boundaries. In contrast‚ Shakespeare’s sonnet 130 explores the reality of love being in the eye of the beholder and that true love is a chemistry that cannot be defined. Both of these poems‚ although from diverse eras‚ study the valuable notion of love and its true complexity. Time is undefeatable
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In "Cousin Kate"‚ Rossetti gives messages about an abuse of power. The "Lord" "lured" the narrator to his "palace home". The word "lured" is very ominous and enforces the idea that he is a figure with authority. He manages to seduce the narrator with his flattery‚ and then enthrals her like a predator with his prey. The Lord has a high social standing which explains how he "wore" the "cottage maiden" like a "silken knot". The narrator felt inferior to the Lord‚ therefore she allows him to abuse her
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Religion has affected society both positively and negatively throughout life. Most religions promote and educate individuals in social virtues; how to choose right over wrong regardless of personal desire (Fisher‚ 2005). Many charities feed‚ cloth‚ and shelter the homeless all in the name of their God and acting on their faith. Unfortunately‚ while organized religion promotes faith in positive social virtues it also can instill fear and oppress its follower at times. The followers who see the
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Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130 (13). This is one of his most well-known sonnets and it also happens to be one of my favorite poems of all time. Shakespeare does not use words to falsify his mistress’ image; however‚ he uses them to tell the reality of her. This is what makes his love for her so special. She does not have to be perfect or even seem close to it for him to feel as he does about her. The use of diction‚ figurative language‚ and imagery in William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130 reveal the narrator’s
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