The Shakespearean Sonnet in "Romeo and Juliet" [http://www.amazon.com/Romeo-Juliet-William-Shakespeare/dp/1844285200%3FSubscriptionId%3D0G81C5DAZ03ZR9WH9X82%26tag%3Dzemanta-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D1844285200] Shakespeare uses sonnets to express his feelings‚ expressions‚ and emotions regarding romance and tragedy‚ the main themes of his "Romeo and Juliet." Over the centuries sonnets have been considered as high forms of literature‚ which have been extensively
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Death‚ be not proud: Death‚ be not proud Death‚ be not proud ©2011 eNotes.com‚ Inc. or its Licensors. Please see copyright information at the end of this document. The Poem Holy Sonnet 10 (in a series of nineteen) gets its traditional title from the first four words of the poem‚ in which the poet issues a challenge to death that it should not boast of its conquests of people nor take pride in their fear of it. The poet depicts death as a force that is supposed to be “mighty and dreadful” because
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poet reveal his feelings about nature in the poem Sonnet by John Clare? John Clare (1793-1864) was rare in his day for being a working class poet. His schooling ended at age 11 when he followed in his father’s footsteps to become a hedge-setter. Living and working in the open air‚ many of his poems are about nature. ’Sonnet’ is one of these – revealing his sheer joy and love of Summer. Clare spent much of his adult life in an insane assylum; Sonnet was written when he briefly escaped in 1841. The
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Annotation John Donne’s Holy Sonnet IX Holy Sonnet IX If poisonous minerals‚ and if that tree‚ Whose fruit threw death on (else immortal) us‚ If lecherous goats‚ if serpents envious Cannot be dammed‚ alas ! why should I be ? Why should intent or reason‚ born in me‚ Make sins‚ else equal‚ in me more heinous ? And‚ mercy being easy‚ and glorious To God‚ in His stern wrath why threatens He ? But who am I‚ that dare dispute with Thee ? O God‚ O ! of Thine only worthy blood‚ And my tears‚ make a heavenly
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Sir Philip Sidneys Sonnet 7 is from the sonnet sequence Astophel and Stella dating from the sixteenth century. It is a lament by one of the central figures‚ Astophel‚ a man who is in love with the other central figure‚ Stella‚ who is ultimately unattainable because she is married to another man. In the first few lines of the poem‚ Astrophil talks about Stellas black eyes and how they beam so bright (ll. 2) and how in beamy black (ll. 3) she radiates beauty. The excerpt chosen begins with Or did
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one of the wittiest poets of the seventeenth century writes the metaphysical poem "The Flea" and the religious poem "Holy Sonnet 14". In both poems‚ Donne explores the two opposing themes of physical and sacred love; in his love poem "The Flea‚" he depicts the speaker as an immoral human being who is solely concerned with pleasing himself‚ where as in his sacred poem "Holy Sonnet 14" Donne portrays the speaker as a noble human being because he is anxious to please God. In the book The Divine Poems
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Sonnet 43‚ also known as "How Do I Love Thee" is a literary classic written by Elizabeth Barrett Browning in 1850. This poem follows a Petrarch sonnet structure‚ even though she lived closer to Shakespear’s time. This poem explores all the ways the author loves someone‚ it even goes through almost all stages of life. Her love is talked about on an everyday level‚ as well as on a spiritual level. Her love‚ she says‚ will even continue on after death. This sonnet uses a wide range of figurative devices
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is given to definitions of ideal love. Did you find this definitions attractive and or/ convincing? Give reasons for your answer. I found “Sonnet 116” gave definition to ideal love. I found these definitions both attractive and convincing. I found this to be my favourite of Shakespeare’s sonnets as reading about his idea of true love moved me. This sonnet attempts to define love‚ by telling what it is and is not “love is not love‚ which alters when alteration finds.” Shakespeare speaks how when
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the poet towards the subject of the poem. William Shakespeare’s “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day?” shows the poets high regard of the subject’s beauty. The regard is portrayed through the alternating cacophonous and euphonious diction. The sonnet form helps express the poet’s regard toward the subject’s beauty. The literary device of metaphor aids in depicting the poet’s regard of the subject’s beauty as well. The poet’s regard towards the subject’s beauty in Shakespeare’s “Shall I Compare
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Love is Not All "Love is Not All: It is Not Meat Nor Drink‚" a sonnet by Edna St. Vincent Millay‚ uses contrast and mood change as an effective tool to consider a thought. The work is similar to Italian or Petrarchan sonnet; it is divided into two parts‚ an octet followed by a sestet. However the rhythm scheme does not follow the Italian form. In the first portion of the poem the octet is a continuous statement from the first line to the eighth line. The octet has the abab‚ cdcd‚ rhythm scheme.
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