In the poem Valentine‚ written by Carol Ann Duffy‚ the author uses and extended metaphor of an onion. Instead of a cute love card‚ flowers or even chocolate‚ Duffy suggest more of an originality is needed. Carol Ann Duffy creates impacts through an unusually gift of the onion. She challenges our minds about love‚ in a surprising‚ creative and unique way. Carol Ann Duffy starts off the poem with a negative‚ “Not a red rose or a satin heart. I give you an onion.” Duffy takes the usually gifts away
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Carpe Diem A carpe diem song or poem is commonly interpreted as “eat‚ drink and be merry‚ for tomorrow we die”. A carpe diem usually involves talking to a lover‚ persuading a lover to yield‚ and it reflects an epicurean worldview that life is short‚ that there is no punishment in the afterlife‚ and that one should not worry about the punishment or reputation. Above all the poet‚ in a desperate effort to persuade his lover to yield‚ offering that the opportunity is now. Poems or songs reflecting
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“Seize the day” or in Latin‚ Carpe Diem‚ is a theme used throughout the film Dead Poets Society. The English professor‚ Mr. Keating‚ uses the quote of “sucking the marrow out of life” to encourage his students to seize every moment the day has to offer and to never waste it. One of Mr. Keating’s students‚ Charles Dalton‚ displays Carpe Diem in such a way that it turns out to have negative results. Charles Dalton’s acts of publishing an article in the school newspaper‚ punching a fellow classmate
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Sir John Suckling is a Cavalier poet whose work is centered around the ideas of romance and carpe diem. Cavalier poets also believed in living for the moment and disobeyed moral codes in order to enjoy their lives. “Out Upon It‚ I Have Lov’d” is a love poem which mainly focuses on the theme of love and the speaker’s loyalty to his lover. This is shown when the speaker states that he is “Such a constant lover” (Suckling) when it comes to his relationship to the woman he is speaking to. The poem presents
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Today’s presentation will focus on “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun” by William Shakespeare and “Sonnet 147” also by William Shakespeare. These poems‚ which both deal with the concept of beauty and love are interesting because they contradict each other even though they were written by the same poet and have the same themes. William Shakespeare lived from 1564 to 1616‚ an era known as the renaissance period. This obviously influenced Shakespeare’s writing as he wrote about love and beauty
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In the poem‚ “To His Coy Mistress” and “My Last Duchess” there is more of a contrast of the women’s attitude than a comparison. Although‚ there wasn’t much revealed about the women other than the speaker’s brief interpretation along with the literary devices metaphor‚ and hyperbole‚ as well as the divergent tones of insistent‚ despairing‚ dramatic and ironic. When comparing and contrasting the attitude of both speakers‚ is it easy to notice the disparity between the men and their approaches concerning
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Regards toward his Mistress in "Sonnet 130" "Sonnet 130" compares William Shakespeare’s mistress to typical‚ natural beauty; each time drawing attention to his mistress’ obvious imperfections. He addresses her as if she cannot compare to the ideal appearances women are expected to look like in that of the natural world. The comparisons Shakespeare addresses highlight aspects of nature‚ such as snow (3)or coral (2) yet; each comparison proves to be unflatteringly about his mistress. However‚ in the
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Within Shakespeare’s poem “My Mistress’ Eye Are Nothing Like The Sun”‚ Shakespeare essentially describes his mistress as an ugly abomination‚ with “wired” hair and dull lips‚ compared to the rest of society. Basically‚ Shakespeare make it seem as if the speaker’s mistress has no redeeming qualities that any other women could have. The speaker compares her physical attributes to the ‘beauty’ of nature‚ but rather than providing imagery for the audience that allows them to picture a beautiful woman
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way someone or something appears to someone could even start controversie or conflicts because the way one sees something could be different from how someone else sees it. In William’s Shakespeare’s sonnet‚ “My Mistress’ Eyes are Nothing like the Sun‚” the speaker is comparing his mistress to false interpretations
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discussed in class was beauty. One poem we read was “My Mistress’ Eyes are Nothing like the Sun” by William Shakespeare. He is describing the love he has for his mistress. A play called “Beauty” written by Jane Martin shows society definition of beauty. Both poems are showing ugliness masked by beauty. Shakespeare wrote his poem about a mistress who is not beautiful but he finds beauty in her flaws. Shakespeare uses metaphors to describe his mistress. “If hairs be wires‚ black wires grow on her head
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