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Petrarchan sonnet comparison to shakespeare
Petrarchan sonnet comparison to shakespeare
Petrarchan and Shakespearean sonnets
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In the poem "First fight. Then fiddle." Gwendolyn Brooks argues for the necessity of brutal war in order to create a space for the pursuit of beautiful art. She uses Petrarchan sonnet structure and a conflicting, controversial turn to keep reader's close attention, create lyrical quality and influence the reader through her message. It is a wonderful example of a sonnet that follows the traditional rules, while adding a bit of a modern twist to it. Her message is simple but it is conveyed in a very original way that it stands out and grabs your attention. Throughout the sonnet the author uses alliteration, assonance and consonance making a sonnet itself a metaphor for artistic creation. In the poem, the author uses structure of the sonnet as well as patterns and rhyme to join the external form of the Petrarchan sonnet with the theme and tone. Brook's poem does not exactly follow the pattern we are used to which makes the reader follow every line closely for examination. Using a structured rhyme pattern to describe such a serious tone gives the sonnet a punchy feeling, simulating violence or pinch of strings in violin. Words like string, sing, hate, late, note, wrote, space, grace and many others all rhyme only using the last syllable, making them masculine. Also it draws attention to the ends of the lines which (the first four) she all ends with words related to music, furthering the theme of the poem. She also uses Petrarchan sonnet scheme to give the poem a lyrical quality emphasizing one of the themes of musical instruments in it. Finally, the poem is full of symbolism and imagery creating a strong connection between the way it is written and the message it carries. In her poem, Brooks seems to paradoxically argue two differe... ... middle of paper ... ...t the poem to evoke feelings and sensation that a reader can relate to giving sonnet more depth. Overall she created a poetry that, like the violin playing, reminds us of those who may have been hurt in the name of the love for poetry as well as fulfilling a promise of poetry to teach us something we at first did not wish to see. Gwendolyn Brooks creates a beautiful and complex piece of art in her poem "first fight. then fiddle" by using the structure of a Petrarchan sonnet yet adding her paradoxical, controversial twist to it and brilliantly using metaphor and alliteration for create a feeling of playing violin. The sonnet has great depth and describes the conflict of the war and peace, using playing the violin as a metaphor for the peace the author tries to keep through winning the war and leaving us with the hope to return to the violin after the worst is over.
Billy Collins, the writer of Sonnet, uses a comical effect to make fun of old sonnets, how they were written and the older poets, through the use of literary terms. The fact that Billy Collins speaks with a mockery tone of Petrarch, causes readers to understand how he feels about the old sonnet writers and their work. Collins' tone expresses a negative look on old sonnets, but also looks on the bright side of them. He addresses the issue of how older sonnets were written by old poets in order to explain to readers why he wants to change the face of sonnets today. He is trying to get this main point across to readers so that they understand why he wants this change.
As we can see both these poems have a clear image of war, and the
All of Sun Tzu’s strategies in The Art of War have been adopted by American businesses in order for them to be successful. Chapter one of The Art of War is “Laying Plans” which has five fundamental factors: the moral law, heaven, earth, the commander, and method and discipline. In business the moral law means one’s mission or goal. Heaven compares to outside forces such as the market and dependencies. Earth would be the scene of action such as people, place, product, and process included in production. Commander is leadership like a sponsor or a bachelor of arts. Method and discipline are the guiding principles similar to business ethics, laws, and policies. Sun Tzu said, “These five heads should be familiar to every general; he who knows them will be victorious; he who knows them not will fail” (Tzu 2). Basically, what this means and how businesses relate to it is that before one does anything one evaluates all business options.
"Poetry is the revelation of a feeling that the poet believes to be interior and personal [but] which the reader recognizes as his own." (Salvatore Quasimodo). There is something about the human spirit that causes us to rejoice in shared experience. We can connect on a deep level with our fellow man when we believe that somehow someone else understands us as they relate their own joys and hardships; and perhaps nowhere better is this relationship expressed than in that of the poet and his reader. For the current assignment I had the privilege (and challenge) of writing an imitation of William Shakespeare’s "Sonnet 87". This poem touched a place in my heart because I have actually given this sonnet to someone before as it then communicated my thoughts and feelings far better than I could. For this reason, Sonnet 87 was an easy choice for this project, although not quite so easy an undertaking as I endeavored to match Shakespeare’s structure and bring out his themes through similar word choice.
...ultural prestige of violin playing. Indeed, as an emblem of Western civility (one thinks of Renaissance sonnets), the sonnet might be involved in the very justification of the destruction of other less "civilized" peoples that the poem condemns.
...e speaker admits she is worried and confused when she says, “The sonnet is the story of a woman’s struggle to make choices regarding love.” (14) Her mind is disturbed from the trials of love.
War is a controversial topic where people’s views differ at what war is, some people see it as pure evil and wicked while others think that it is brave and noble of what soldiers do. They look at poems which have been written by people affected by wars to show the contrast and the messages which are portrayed. Two poems which show different views of war are ‘the charge of the light brigade’ by Alfred Lord Tennyson and ‘Dulce Et Decorum Est’ by Wilfred Owen. Both these poets use linguistic devices to convince the reader of their view of what the war is.
Two hundred years had passed between the sonnets of Petrarch and the reign of Queen Elizabeth. As a form and structure for poetic life, the sonnet had grown hard. Fourteen lines of rhymed iambic pentameter remained pregnant with possibilities and vitality, but must the sense turn after the octave and resolve in the sestet? Love remained in some ways inexpressible without this basic verse form, but something wasn’t right. Too many rose red lips and too much snow white skin belonging to unattainable lovers did not communicate the prevailing amorous imagination. The conventions were a little too conventional. The metaphors were gone somewhat stale.
The speakers progression of emotions and the progression of the fever drive the direction of the sonnet. Each quatrain and the final couplet are a step in the progress towards emotional understanding and a break in the fever of love. His lamenting of his woeful state at the beginning of the poem endures feverish madness but ultimately leads to a clear understanding of the truth of the lover while, most importantly for the speaker: providing a means of overcoming the love – of indeed, breaking the fever.
A sonnet is a fixed patterned poem that expresses a single, complete thought or idea. Sonnet comes from the Italian word “sonetto”, which means “little song”. Poem, on the other hand, is English writing that has figurative language, and written in separate lines that usually have a repeated rhyme, but don’t all the time. The main and interesting thing is that these two poems or sonnets admire and compare the beauty of a specific woman, with tone, repetition, imagery, and sense of sound.
While in the poem ‘Who's for the Game?’ by Jessie Pope euphemistic language is used, which can be illustrated by the description of war as a ‘show.’ This is an example of euphemistic language as shows are form of entertainment that many aspire to perform in. Furthermore, shows are often associated with glamour and luxurious lifestyles. This shows how the poet wants to portray this poem has fun for everybody. This shows how Pope feels that war is an enjoyable experience which is family friendly like most shows. Additionally, the poet uses multiple poetic techniques such as personal address ‘And she’s calling for you.’ The poet also uses other techniques such as metaphors, by describing the war as a game. The use of these techniques show how Pope wishes to spread the message, war is great, to all those around her. On the other hand the poem ‘Anzac’ by John Brereton uses dysphemistic language to create a depressing atmosphere. This can be illustrated by the quotation ‘Their own hearts drummed them to the fight.’ This example shows how John feels that the war was scary. This is implied by the fact that a heart beating hard against the chest, like a drum, is a reaction often associated with fear and anxiety. In addition to this Brereton also uses other poetic techniques such as onomatopoeia shown by the quotation ‘clang’, assonance which can be illustrated by this quotation ‘noble hope’ and repetition depicted by
Sonnets have existed as a change of pace and challenge for writers since their first appearance during the Renaissance. Unlike many other forms of poetry and prose, sonnets function with a specific formula. With strict rules about the amount of lines, and the need for complete adherence to specific patterns, it is no surprise that it takes a skilled writer to create an enjoyable and structurally correct sonnet. While there is no straying from the path in the actual building blocks of sonnets, the content is a different story. Since sonnets often have the theme of romantic love, differences between them show through the unique relationships between the lovers. Specifically, in the sonnets of Shakespeare, Spenser, and Pollitt, we see a happy relationship, one full of recognized
Many poems have been written about warfare, some romantic and others imbedded with the realities of war. In this paper I would like to compare two such poems and hopefully show the reader that the glories of war fall short of its realities. We will be looking at "The Charge of the Light Brigade" by Alfred Lord Tennyson and "Dulce Et Decorum Est" by Wilfred Owen.
Sir Thomas Wyatt is credited as one of the first poets to bring the sonnet form into English literature, a form in which the speaker’s sincerity for, most commonly, a distant mysterious woman whom he loves, is believed to be the focal point of the poetry. From the selection of works which Wyatt wrote we can see many point in which the focal point is seemingly the earnestness of his love for his muse as authenticated by what he states in the poem itself. However, there is a sense of underlying meaning throughout his works which the reader must tease out themselves to see that that in fact is the focal point of his poetry.