Compare how language is used to express an opinion of love in sonnet 116 and another poem (Quickdraw) Shakespeare’s ‘Sonnet 116’ and Carol Ann Duffy’s poem ‘Quickdraw’ both talk about the relationship between two people, however they talk about them in very contrasting ways. Sonnet 116 and Quickdraw are written in different forms. Shakespeare’s poem is written in sonnet form with three quatrains and a rhyming couplet. This regular pattern shows that this is what love should be like and is normal. The use of iambic pentameter also stresses key ideas and words whilst the poem can still flow.
(Shmoop Editorial Team)Throughout the sonnet there is use of imagery, for example “It is the star” emphasizing that love will guide you. Through the duration of the sonnet love being permanent is exaggerated greatly. Shakespeare emphases how true love always preserves, despite any obstacles that may arise, “Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks”. Inferring from this, we can tell he is trying to get across that even if the circumstance or person changes, love never dies. Sonnet 116 uses repeated pairs of words, “love is not love”, “alters when alteration finds” suggesting it is to be like “couples” and to also further emphasize the theme of love in the sonnet.
He uses persuasion at the start of the poem, but then starts charming his mistress by saying he’ll love her once they have sexual intercourse. One of the most obvious similarities between both poems are that they both have a male narrator. Both poems are also similar as they both contain lines about death. In Sonnet 116, Shakespeare is saying that if its true love what someone is going through then they shall love someone even until they die. “but bears it out even to the edge of doom” He is really saying, that no matter what happens through life, you shall love that person unconditionally even when they die.
The author uses the poetic device of rhyme at the end of every line. If you start at the beginning the ending to the first line rhymes to the next consecutive line. For example, “gold and hold “, “flower and hour “, and “leaf and grief “are all rhyming pairs. In the second line of the poem the author uses alliteration when repeating to initial consonant sound “ H “ when saying “ her hardest hue “. The rhyme and alliteration in the poem help to set the rhyme scheme of the poem.
Poem 3#: Sonnet/Love or another Subject (Write-Like Models – Sonnet 18, Sonnet 30) What is a sonnet? = 14 line poem = “little song” in Italian; originated in Italy = subject is often ROMANTIC LOVE What is an English/Shakespearean sonnet? =Fixed structure (three quatrains – abab, cdcd, efef; followed by one couplet – gg TASK: Write a sonnet about the subject of love. It needs to be 14 lines and should use the rhyme scheme above that we talked about in class. Use the poems we read in class as your models to follow when you write your own.
The diction of soul implies that the love she has for her husband is genuine. Browning builds further on the spiritual realm of her love which gives the reader an impression that the love for her husband is so huge that it rises above the world: “when feeling out of sight for the ends of being and Ideal Grace” Shakespeare however, goes on to further on his exploration of love indicating that love is and “ever fixed mark” perhaps meaning that love is forever. He then uses personification to further build on his idea that love can endure everything saying that love “looks on tempests and is never
[11] The Prologue to Romeo and Juliet is also a sonnet, as is Romeo and Juliet's first exchange in Act One, Scene Five, lines 104–117, beginning with "If I profane with my unworthiest hand" (104) and ending with "Then move not while my prayer's effect I take." (117). [11] In the 17th century, the sonnet was adapted to other purposes, with John Donne and George Herbert writing religious sonnets, and John Milton using the sonnet as a general meditative poem. Both the Shakespearean and Petrarchan rhyme schemes were popular throughout this period, as well as many
‘To His Coy Mistress’ is a comedic depiction of unrequited love, showing how love can be represented in a light-hearted way whilst communicating the deeper significance of what it means to feel this way about someone. Likewise, ‘Sonnet 43’ presents us with a serious topic, portrayed in a carefree way. ‘To His Coy Mistress’ is set into three stanzas of unequal length, each showing a new stage in the relationship. The beginnings of each stanza are a giveaway as to what we should expect from it. ‘Had we’ tells us that the persona is fantasising about what could happen, and that the images created here have in fact not happened yet.
[10 points] The ideas and images presented in the poem follow its formal organization. However, the Shakespearean sonnet is the most flexible form allowing for the poem to follow the fluctuation of an octave/sestet and flows as a [(8)+(4+2)]. Thus, the first eight lines form the octave with a shift just before the ninth line. The last six form the sestet, which is broken up into four lines then there is the turn and the last two rhyming lines of iambic pentameter create the heroic couplet. This formation works particularly well for “Oh, think not I am faithful to a vow!” because she presents her problem in the first eight lines by giving two examples back to back of reasons that would cause her to leave.
Renaissance Comparison Essay The indication of Italian culture and rebirth from the medieval era began with the transformations that transpired throughout the Italian Renaissance. Society was shifting and the modern world was at its beginning. Italian values and characteristics were transferred out of Italy and into Europe created the Northern European Renaissance this was the renaissance activity that was identified outside of Italy. “Renaissance” is a French word meaning “rebirth.” The Renaissance period started in the early 14th century and continued into late 16th century. This era is known and studied for great cultural changes, literature, art, music, and successes in Europe.