The monolog "The Seven Ages of Man" by Shakespeare and the myth of "Demeter" retold by Edith Hamilton convey many similar themes but the one that sticks out the most is the idea of life. In the "Seven Ages of Man" it tells us that are lives have different stages and in "Demeter" shows the changing of the seasons. The myth of "Demeter" shows us how and why the first winter happened. "The Seven Ages of Man" tell us about are lives and the different stages we go through. The monolog states we have
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Barrion‚ Seymour James D. AP Lit - 3B 01/23/2018 To His Coy Mistress By Andrew Marvell Insight and Appreciation How deep or sincere is the speaker’s love for his sweetheart? What are the differences between the kind of love expressed in Sonnet 106 by Shakespeare‚ and the kind expressed in this poem? Which love is more likely to withstand the ravages of time? Why? If the lover in Marvell’s poem were not concerned with time‚ would he act differently toward his sweetheart? Explain. In To His Coy Mistress
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In the poem‚”So Are You” by Isaiah Zerbst (poetrysoup.com)‚ comparison is used to show the way the narrator feels about someone. I think the narrator is the poet/author because the poem is told in first person. The poet’s tone is affectionate because he is talking about how great the other person is and how he feels about her. The mood in this poem is calm‚ hopeful‚ and joyful‚ because the narrator makes you feel very calm/peaceful as he is talking about the girl. The first example of a simile is
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Bishops’ sonnet‚ “Sonnet‚” has strong imagery and metaphors which add to the speaker’s questioning and acceptance observed in the sonnet. Symbols of tools were used‚ for example in lines 1-2 and 3-4‚ “Caught- the bubble in the spirit-level” and “the compass needle wobbling and wavering” which allude to a compass and level. However‚ the words surrounding them alter their meanings. By describing the bubble as “caught” which has connotations of being trapped‚ and stolen‚ and in a spirit-level that is
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Shakespeare’s definitions of Love and Lust 	When there are women and an omnipotent force to procreate there will be a number of resources that a man will use in order to attract the opposite sex. Often with the use of the notorious whistle/mating call‚ the perpetual use of lies about income‚ the stench of musk cologne‚ or the ever-popular use of the love poem‚ men strive to appeal to women with the intent to see his way to her heart. William Shakespeare‚ a man who‚ based on his works‚ was
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Sonnet #29 Despite popular belief‚ William Shakespeare was considered a great poet before a great playwright. He accomplished writing at least 154 sonnets and other poems of love. In this paper‚ I will analyze one of his greatest sonnets. One of the most famous of his sonnets is number XXIX. This sonnet is one long sentence‚ but it still follows the usual Shakespearean pattern of three quatrains (four line sections) and a couplet. It also follows the traditional rhyme scheme for Shakespearian
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"Who was Francesco Petrarch?" Francesco Petrarch was born shortly after 1300 in a time and place where very few could read or write and those that did considered it a chore where as Petrarch saw a blessing. He had a passion for writing his thoughts down on paper. Francesco Petrarch was instrumental in the revival of Classical culture which became known as the Renaissance. He spent much of his life in the French city of Avignon‚ the home of the papal court‚ where‚ in 1326‚ he first saw the “Laura”
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Many feelings and underlying tones exist throughout one of William Shakespeare’s most infamous sonnets‚ Sonnet 18. The speaker opens the poem with a rhetorical question addressed to the beloved: “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” (line 1). The speaker begins by asking whether he should or will compare "thee" to a summer’s day; although the question is “rhetorical”‚ it is‚ however‚ indirectly answered throughout the remaining parts of the poem. (SparkNote). The stability of love and its power
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In the poem‚ sonnet 29‚ William Shakespeare uses three different tones to describe the speaker’s mood and attitude toward his state. The speaker resembles Shakespeare’s life in 1592‚ a time when London’s theatres were closed down because of the plague. Using three tones; despair‚ jealousy‚ and hope‚ the speaker’s feelings are successfully portrayed in this sonnet. This poem is a traditional sonnet‚ with the first eight lines‚ an octave‚ showing the dark‚ depressing mood of the speaker. Suddenly
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Compare how time is presented in ’Hour’ and one other Poem Both poems ’Hour’ and ’To His Coy Mistress’ present the power time has between two people. ’Hour’ is a poem about two lovers who have one hour together and explores the ideas of material possesions and a modern reinterpretation of love. Where as ’To His Coy Mistress’ is a poem where the man is trying to convince the woman to sleep with him and exploring the idea of living and enjoying your life whilst your young. Both of the poems use
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