Sonnet 1 by Edmund Spenser and Sonnet 130 by William Shakespeare differ greatly in form‚ tone‚ content‚ meaning‚ and persona. Shakespeare begins with a rather unflattering attribute; "My mistress’ are nothing like the sun" while Spenser‚ praises his love by wishing he were a book she was reading. Sonnet 1 by Spenser follows a rhyme scheme of his own devising (ababbcbccdcdee) that combines interwoven thoughts. In this sonnet he praises his wife’s beauty and attempts to flatter her through conveying
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Paul Botros Ms. Cocuzza 101-02 3/2/05 The Ballad of Racism Prejudice and Ignorance are a lethal cocktail that have always left civilization with an discomforting hangover. Unfortunately history is an endless waltz ‚ in which the ballad of racism and ignorance never ends. They dig deep into ones heart and mind and even have the power to brainwash a person. Twenty-five years ago my mother and father fled their homeland in fear of religious persecution‚ and intolerance. Among a land of fanatical
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Brandy Maloney 12398. IGED210-6. Fundamental Issues as Reflected in World Literature: Poems Response to “Sonnet 138” Part A. Plot Summary The work opens with the speaker talking about how his mistress is a liar but he is still very much not under any illusion of her character. He to deceives her and is comforted by knowing he is no longer fooled by his mistress with her charades of fidelity of him. He is not as young or simple minded as she thinks he is. He knows he has grown old and is
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Justifying Mutual Deceit A common conception of William Shakespeare’s poetry entails complex language and hidden meanings. Shakespeare is famous for his ability to author a web of images that creates layers of interpretations and understandings. In Sonnet 138 however‚ Shakespeare is more direct in describing his relationship with his lover by avoiding imagery and metaphors‚ explaining to the reader that this seemingly unconventional relationship is indeed justified. Shakespeare constructs a persona
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The Test of Time: An Analysis of Shakespeare’s Sixtieth Sonnet “You may delay‚ but time will not‚” remarked American inventor Benjamin Franklin. Franklin suggests that the relationship between people and time is a distant one because time is indifferent of the humans who rely on it. If one imagines himself walking alongside time‚ the natural rhythm of two moving together does not apply; if the person chooses to slow down‚ time will continue at its own pace regardless of its partner’s decision.
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Willow Brooks Rough Draft I met an interesting girl who I am now glad to call my friend. She is rather intelligent and seems to have a grasp on what she wants to do in life. She was born and raised in Texarkana‚ AR where she went to Arkansas High School. Willow Brooks is a student at National Park and has many hobbies‚ a crazy family‚ and goals that she plans to accomplish. Willow’s hobbies include things such as painting‚ listening to music‚ and playing video games. Some of her favorite genres
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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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By WinnieYin The Analysis of Antithesis in Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 and Sonnet 130 【Summary】This paper is a study of the approach of antithesis‚ which is embodied in Shakespeare’s sonnet 18 and sonnet 130. By the comparison between his fair friend and a summer’s day‚ we can see the contrast is one of the major approaches employed in these two sonnets. This is an effective way to make the objective prominent. While his greatness does not lie in the adoption of this common way of writing‚ it lies in
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Poems used: John Keats’ ’On the Sonnet’ 1848 If by dull rhymes our English must be chained‚ And‚ like Andromeda‚ the Sonnet sweet Fettered‚ in spite of painéd loveliness; Let us find out‚ if we must be constrained‚ Sandals more interwoven and complete To fit the naked foot of poesy; Let us inspect the lyre‚ and weigh the stress Of every chord‚ and see what may be gained By ear industrious‚ and attention meet; Misers of sound and syllable‚ no less Than Midas of his coinage‚
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AO1 points on ‘Ballad of the Three Spectres’ “As I went up by Ovilliers / In mud and water cold to the knee” : the poem begins with a realistic scene in the Somme‚ as a soldier tramps through the flooded British trenches. “three jeering‚ fleering spectres”: The ghosts are laughing‚ mocking the soldier. “Here’s a right brave soldier”: the first ghost speaks sarcastically and insultingly about the speaker’s bravery. “he’ll come back on a fine stretcher‚ / Laughing for a nice Blighty”: the ghost
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