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    or have fought‚ in war to write poetry about their experiences. “Dulce et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen and “To Lucasta‚ Going to the Wars” by Richard Lovelace are two poems that share this theme. Even though they share the similar subject of war‚ these conflicting poems are an example of how a theme can be interpreted‚ and written about‚ in completely different ways. While both “Dulce et Decorum Est” and “To Lucasta‚ Going to the Wars” focus around the theme of war‚ Owen’s poem sheds light on the

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    Shakespeare’s Sonnets How many of us understand William Shakespeare’s Poetry? Shakespeare uses complex figurative language along with metaphors and similes to paint pictures in reader’s minds about love‚ history‚ and his personal experiences. Between Sonnet’s 29‚ 116‚ and 130‚ sonnet 116 is the best a conveying its theme. Sonnet’s 29 and 116 have two very different themes‚ ones about depression and the others about love. To start off with‚ sonnet 29’s theme is about a man who is deeply depressed

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    Sonnet 130

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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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    Romantic Sonnet The Romantic sonnet holds in its topics the ideals of the time period‚ concentrating on emotion‚ nature‚ and the expression of "nothing." The Romantic era was one that focused on the commonality of humankind and‚ while using emotion and nature‚ the poets and their works shed light on people’s universal natures. In Charlotte Smith’s "Sonnet XII - Written on the Sea Shore‚" the speaker of the poem embodies two important aspects of Romantic work in relating his or her personal feelings

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    Sonnet 43

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    Sonnet 43‚ A Touching Love Poem 	 	If one were to ever receive a love poem‚ Shakespeare’s Sonnet 43 would be and excellent poem to receive. The sonnet is addressed to the beloved of the speaker. The speaker talks about how the best thing he sees is upon the closing of his eyes‚ when he then pictures the beloved. The speaker talks about how the rest of the world is unworthy to look upon compared to the beloved. The speaker talks about how sleep is the best time‚ because that is when

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    Sonnet 43

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    Sonnet 43 (Sonnets From the Portuguese) BY Elizabeth Barrett Browning How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach‚ when feeling out of sight For the ends of Being and ideal Grace. I love thee to the level of every day’s Most quiet need‚ by sun and candle-light. I love thee freely‚ as men strive for right; I love thee purely‚ as they turn from praise‚ I love thee with the passion put to use In my old griefs‚ and with

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    Sonnet 146

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    Sonnet 146 is well known for its deeply intriguing religious aspect‚ as it is one of Shakespeare’s religious sonnets and almost the only religious one. It is religious as its tone mentions its concern with heaven‚ asceticism and also the progress of the soul all through out the sonnet. The idea that the poet was trying to convey to his audience is that the body exists at the expense of the soul‚ so that adorning or worrying about its beauty can only be accomplished at the souls expense. The poem

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    Characteristics of the sonnet At one point in our lives‚ we all wonder what is a sonnet. A sonnet is a short poem that is slightly misunderstood and has fourteen lines in iambic pentameter with a meticulously patterned rhyme scheme. The sonnet has a reputation for being very complex‚ and hard to understand at times. Contrary to the popular belief‚ sonnets do not need to fit one specific rhyme scheme. The two most common sonnets are the Italian or Petrarchan sonnet‚ named after Francesco Petrarch

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    explains how handsome‚ energetic‚ and full of life he was before going into the war. He then flashes back on his days of playing football and when he was hurt he was celebrated as a hero. Then towards the end of the third stanza‚ he explains

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    Shakespeare’s sonnets The author and the period: William Shakespeare (26 April 1564 (baptised) – 23 April 1616) was an English poet and playwright. His extant works consist of about 38 plays‚ 154 sonnets‚ two long narrative poems‚ two epitaphs on a man named John Combe‚ one epitaph on Elias James‚ and several other poems. His plays have been translated into most of the language and are still performed in the theatre nowadays. Shakespeare

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