The piece that I have chosen for this assignment was William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18. At the very first line‚ it is apparent that the metaphor that he chooses‚ is a "summer’s day‚" to describe his friend or loved one. For the ease of explanation‚ I will refer to that person using feminine pronouns‚ due to the fact that the gender of the person is not explicitly stated; I would believe it is assumed to be female. Through reading the poem a couple of times‚ I noticed that his choice of words would
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Sonnet 130 William Shakespeare is known for writing love poetry. Many individuals are familiar with “Sonnet 18‚” which begins "Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day." In this poetic work‚ he describes his lover in glowing terms. However‚ in “Sonnet 130‚” Shakespeare illustrates a more realistic view of love. Although this poem may not seem as romantic as his other works‚ it illustrates how love blossoms even if the significant other is not physically attractive. The first three lines of the
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The irony in this poem is that Ozymandias‚ a king who probably lived a long time ago‚ believed that his statue‚ which he was proud of‚ will forever venerate him but now only the legs of the statue remain and its head‚ which was given much detail by the sculptor‚ is shattered and corrupted by time. Now‚ the statue of Ozymandias‚ which represented his pride and glory when it was still whole‚ lies alone‚ wrecked and destroyed‚ on the bare‚ wide desert. This poem is showing that Ozymandias‚ when his
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In the sonnet 130‚ by William Shakespeare‚ plays an elaborate joke on the convention of love poetry. He describes his beloved in a surprising way‚ informing that she is not the possessor of good looks. In the end poet concludes that he loves his beloved more than he could a perfect maiden. Overall‚ appearance does not matter where true love is concerned. We normally expect poets to praise their woman they love by comparing them with natures most beautiful things. However‚ in this
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Identifying Tone in Shakespeare’s Sonnet‚ “My Mistress’ Eyes” William Shakespeare illustrates that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder in his sonnet‚ My Mistress’ Eyes. This poem describes the physical characteristics of his mistress using ironic comparison. Shakespeare also uses an extreme shift in the tone of his sonnet to show how he feels about the physical appearance of his mistress. The sonnet essentially raises the question‚ "What is beauty?" The poem begins to describe things in
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In this poem‚ the speaker observes a lover sing of the timelessness of love and the clocks unified remark on how love and life is temporary. The speaker demonstrates a woeful tone throughout the poem while the lover’s optimistic and somewhat naive tone is put to shame by the clocks cynicism. The speaker uses diction‚ metaphors‚ personification‚ and hyperbole to ultimately get his point across that everything ends and we must cherish the temporary rather than deceiving ourselves with eternal love
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Sonnet 18 vs. Sonnet 130 Although sonnets 18 and 130‚ two of the most famous sonnets William Shakespeare ever wrote‚ tell about the speaker’s lover‚ they have contrasting personalities. The two sonnets are written and addressed to the poet’s lover. Throughout Sonnet 18 the lines are devoted to comparisons such as "Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day."� This opening line refers to a beloved man as being greater than something beautiful in nature. The speaker goes on to say‚ "more lovely and more
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The title of Dryden’s poem Mac Flecknoe initiates the theme of familiar succession thus presenting many father/son or successor pairs. The poem begins with a mock sentential in the ponderous‚ aphoristic manner of a heroic poetry‚ gradually unveils the pathetic monarch of “Nonsense Absolute”. The first four lines which open the poem are in the high style with a delicate Horatian irony controlling the mock heroic inversions of terms. In the opening twenty lines of the poem Dryden introduces the readers
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After reading the two sonnets‚ I am trying hard to compare them in terms of the mindset of the poet‚ the object‚ and the way he uses language to describe beauty. It is so paradoxical that it appeared to the reader that the poems are written by different people. However‚ there is an idea that may explain this conflict. In sonnet 106‚ keeping in mind that the addressee is a male‚ the poet is (I could say) exaggerating in explaining the beauty of the object to an extent that even the predecessors barely
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English Sonnets Essay Poets usually write poems in order to communicate ideas or views to readers. In the two poems‚ “High Flight” (John Gillespie Magee) and “Suburban Sonnet” (Gwen Harwood)‚ the poets are trying to convey their experiences and lives. In the poem‚ “High Flight”‚ the poet uses various techniques such as active verbs‚ imagery‚ personification‚ a metaphor‚ exaggeration‚ alliteration‚ and symbolism in order to portray his joyful experience as he test- flies a new plane. Active verbs
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