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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Shakespeare’s ‘Sonnet 20’ This sonnet has been the subject of much debate as academics theorise for and against the possible homosexuality of Shakespeare‚ as per the sexual connotations present in the sonnet and the way Shakespeare plays with gender. However‚ the way in which one interprets poems of any kind is highly subjective. Consider‚ for instance‚ a poem on love: the poet cannot be claimed as being an expert on love and its merits‚ and oftentimes a poem is not necessarily based on a personal
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An Analysis of "Sonnet 30" by William Shakespeare "Sonnet 30" by the great William Shakespeare is a vastly contrasting poem in the sense that it presents its rather large main problem in twelve sorrow filled lines and solves this same rather large problem with a simplistic two lines. The poem starts by painting a vivid mental picture of a forlorn person who is lounging all by themselves in a solitary and placid place while pondering deeply on all the memories of the past. The author illustrates
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In the last four lines of the sonnet‚ Wyatt’s diction encompasses a more personal tone and reveals that the “deer” is an extended metaphor for his beloved “deare.” In the lines “And graven with diamond in letters plain / There is written‚ her fair neck round about‚ / “Noli me tangere‚ for Caesar’s I am‚ / And wild for to hold‚ though I seem tame (11-14).” At first glance‚ it is absurd to think that a wild animal would be wearing a diamond-encrusted necklace. But this “necklace” is a symbol of possession
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My Endless Love for My Family Someone once said‚ "Love is the answer everyone seeks. Love is the language every heart speaks." Funny isn’t it? Although every country‚ every city‚ every individual is so completely and utterly different in thousands of ways‚ we all have one common desire. Love we crave the experience‚ even when there is no one to experience it. It’s many a time’s said that love is even created by people it was never meant to be found with. Purely and solely because‚ from day one the
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have a love/hate relationship with this sport but in the end playing soccer made me a better person. Playing soccer has taught me to work hard‚ to never give up‚ and to set my goals high and then reach them. Everything that I have learned from playing a physical and mentally demanding sport will continue to help me achieve in my future. My father was a very talented soccer player back in his day and loved the sport more than anything. When my sisters and I came into his life he wanted us to love soccer
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R.I.P My First LOve The morning of August 25‚ 2005 started out like any other morning. My alarm clock rung at 6:30 a.m.‚ but I did not get up until 7:15 AM. My mother yelled from her room‚ “Shakailla get up before you’re late‚” and I just rolled over. I got up and went to school as normal‚ everything was normal. I was in class talking and joking around like every other 10 year old. That was until I got a pass around 12:00 PM to leave early. My aunt picked me up‚ that is what
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chc A TERM PAPER IN THE ENGLISH LITERATURE I. POEM ANALYSIS: Sonnet 41 by Shakespeare 1. Persona- The poem is about a youth and her personality. The youth is identified as young and beautiful and her beauty (or pleasing personality) ---as in‚ “Beauteous thou art”--- makes her susceptible to temptations thus‚ causing him to commit sins. The persona could be the poet himself accusing a beloved girl for her mistakes in life which are really expected. 2. Addressee- The persona is addressing
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SONNET 18 William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 is one of one hundred fifty four poems of fourteen lines written in Iambic Pentameter. These sonnets exclusively employ the rhyme scheme‚ which has come to be called the Shakespearean Sonnet. The sonnets are composed of an octet and sestet and typically progress through three quatrains to a concluding couplet. It also contains figurative language and different poetic devices used to create unique effects in his sonnets. Shakespeare’s sonnets consist of words
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My Mother My mother is the most important person in my life. She is an inspiration to everything I do. I would not call her a friend‚ but she is an extraordinary person. She has been in my life since I was born and she will always be in my life no matter what happens. She is the one who has suffered to bring me into this world. I have learnt to love her from the day I was born. My mother was the first person to teach me to draw and walk‚ and she was with me when I took my first step ever! She
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