The Importance Of Physical Appearance In Poetry

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First of all, nowadays, the physical appearance is very important among teenagers and young adults. Usually, they believe that being handsome and beautiful are required in order for someone to feel that flame towards them. Actually, when someone loves somebody, he/she likes his/her inner side which is his/her personality and qualities. In both poems, similes are used to put on view the inner side of each persona 's lover. As result, it allows to show more evidently the personality, the charisma and the blemishes of that special someone and not his/her physical appearance. In William Shakespeare 's poem "130," he mentions the way of how the persona 's beloved one speaks. The poet states: "I love to hear her speak, yet well I know that music hath a …show more content…

A closed form poem feels something private and personal similarly to a personal experience such as falling in love. In other words, through these closed form poems, the poets want to express their persona feeling towards the personality of their beloved one instead of her physical appearance. In the poem "She Walks in Beauty," the persona is describing his special someone personality. He states: “Or softly lightens over her face; Where thoughts serenely sweet express how pure, how dear their dwelling place” (10-12). The meaning of this quote is that the persona like the personality of his beloved one event if her face is beautiful. He describes her personality as being pure and sweet. Also, he considers her inner side precious for him because her personality define who she is. This prove that even if he/she possess a captivating appearance or his/her appearance do not fit with society norms, what matters is the personality. Furthermore, in
“130”, the persona is describing the physical appearance of his beloved one, but he is not describing in a spontaneous way. Actually, he is saying the opposite. For example, he states: “My mistress’ eyes

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