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    Unlike Shakespeare whose sonnets were usually written in a strict poetic form that was exceptionally popular during his lifetime and whose concepts are too layered to explain through linear communication‚ Jose Garcia Villa as a writer‚ however‚ presented his composition‚ “Sonnet I‚” in a direct manner (tone) wherein it effectively expressed its principal point on the primary line and let the readers clearly understand that a poem must be magical if they are planning to do one. Comprising of 14 lines

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    Linking Sonnets From The Portuguese to The Great Gatsby 1. The Theme of Love Sonnet 1. Love enters and transforms our life as totally‚ as unanswerably as Death. Like Death it is a presence we have almost no say in. In Fitzgerald’s novel how does love transform Gatsby? But does it transform Daisy? Does it enter into the loves of Nick or Jordan Baker? Sonnet XIV “If thou must love me‚ let it be for nought Except for love’s sake only. Do not say I love her for her smile – her look – her

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    distant–or is not believed in‚ people try to fill this ache through other means‚ namely each other. What is then found is an idealized love--created by people--which mimics the love of God but focuses on the satisfaction of the individual. Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 116” represents this secular vision of ideal love‚ but as Benedict XVI reveals in “God is Love‚” it is ultimately only a shadowy‚ reflected image of God’s passion that cannot be fully manifested amongst sinful people. When conjuring an image

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    Shakespeare balances absence and presence in Sonnet 73 by using a metaphor inside a metaphor in each quatrain. In the first quatrain‚ he compares his age old age to the beginning of winter when there are barely any leaves left on the trees. He continues to compare the bare boughs from the first metaphor‚ with a choir loft in a church while the choir members are being compared to the “late birds” (1177). Additionally‚ he personifies the branches by saying the bare boughs are shaking from the cold

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    In the poem Holy Sonnet 10‚ the speaker starts talking down on Death‚ whom he treats as a person. He tells Death not to be so proud‚ because he’s really not as scary or powerful as most people think. The speaker then starts talking in contradictions‚ saying that people don’t really die when they meet Death – and neither will the speaker. Then‚ he insults Death by comparing him to "rest and sleep‚" two things that aren’t scary at all. The speaker calls Death a "slave"‚ saying that death is just

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    "How Shakespeare Changed the Sonnet World" Although sonnets have been modified by individual poets and adapted to changing literary expectations‚ they usually still retained certain characteristics of the traditional Italian sonnet. Especially in terms of subject matter. Those early modern poets paved the way for Shakespeare’s sonnet‚ which diverges significantly from the traditional sonnet subject matter. His sonnets mark a turn towards a more sincere interiority‚ and take on many more subjects

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    favorite texts that we covered‚ were Beowulf‚ “Sonnet 116”‚ and “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning.” First of all‚

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    William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130 (13). This is one of his most well-known sonnets and it also happens to be one of my favorite poems of all time. Shakespeare does not use words to falsify his mistress’ image; however‚ he uses them to tell the reality of her. This is what makes his love for her so special. She does not have to be perfect or even seem close to it for him to feel as he does about her. The use of diction‚ figurative language‚ and imagery in William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130 reveal the narrator’s

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    In “Sonnet 130: My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun‚” William Shakespeare uses the literary devices of imagery and figurative language to show that people should be judged based on who they are‚ not on their looks or what society says one should be like. To begin with‚ the text states‚ “If hairs be wires‚ black wires grow on her head.” (I.iv) The author uses figurative language to show how his mistress’ hair looks like. He compares her hair to wires which aren’t typically compared to hair

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    sympathies‚ and his wife‚ buried after his 12th child. John Donne writes as a cry to god “Holy Sonnet IX” to express the suffering he has experienced and questions God for this pain. Through a variety of allusions and tone‚ Donne questions the undeserving cruelty of God ands begs for forgiveness. Despite being a very religious poet‚ Donne faced many questions on the morality of God. Many of the allusions from the sonnet expresses his disagreement of God’s decisions. This can be seen in the first two lines

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