“Deep down, beneath all our insecurities, beneath all our hopes for and beliefs in equality, each of us believes we're better than anyone else. Because it's our beliefs that are right, our doubts that are allowable ones, our fears which are legitimate (Stein, 2010)” When looking at “Sonnets XXIX” and “Sonnet XXX”, both similarities and differences rise to the surface. As both Sonnets are written by William Shakespeare they share a common bond. “Sonnet XXX” also follows right after “Sonnet XXIX” which helps keep the consistency as they were written around the same times. Both of the Sonnets are written to the young man who he praises and looks up to. Shakespeare does not feel as if he can live up to the young man and all that he has which makes him feel upset about himself. The speaker talks about crying throughout the Sonnets allowing the readers to see his true feelings. Finally through repetition and the use of alliterations, it is easy to follow the Sonnets to understand what the speaker is feeling. It is all tied together with a concise rhyming couplet which shows his understanding and accepting of what is happening. Throughout the Sonnets, Shakespeare allows the readers to view the inferiority and insecurities of the speaker, prove his point by using crying and sound devices enhances the writing by using literary devices while bringing them together with a strong rhyming couplet. Both “Sonnets XXIX” and “Sonnet XXX” have the same theme that follows through throughout them. They also share the same subject which eventually ties the two Sonnets together. Both Sonnets show a weakeer side of Shakespeare as he is admitting his inferiority and showing his insecurities. In “Sonnet XXIX”, he is feeling self-pity almo... ... middle of paper ... ... as one. The young man plays a huge role in both Sonnets which helps the reader to understand Shakespeare’s intentions and feelings. Having both Sonnets appearing right after another makes it feel like a story; a continuation of his feelings and emotions. He appears to feel inferior and insecure about himself as he looks up to the young man who he wishes to be like but knows that he never will. Crying appears throughout the Sonnets as he is feeling depressed and can not understand what is going on. Crying to him helps him come to an understanding and reminisce on the past. Also, alliterations, repetition and other sound devices place emphasis on the struggle he is experiencing. Finally, he uses a rhyming couplet to show the speakers journey as it come to a close. Shakespeare has the ability to take two sonnets and bring them together to appear as one.
"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.
Both Sonnet 43 by Elizabeth Barret Browning and Sonnet 116 by William Shakespeare delve into the passion of fervent love. In many ways these two sonnets can be compared and contrasted based upon poetic devices such as word choice, figurative language, and imagery.
To understand these two sonnets completely, one must first have a little background information concerning the sequence of the Sonnets and William Shakespeare's life. Shakespeare's series of Sonnets can be divided, "into two sections, the first (numbers 1-126) being written to or about a young man, and most of those in the second (numbers 127-154) being written to or about a dark woman" (Wilson 17-8). Because of the autobiographical nature of Shakespeare's Sonnets, these two characters are people from Shakespeare's actual life. The young man is Shakespeare's patron and Shakespeare has a "humble and selfless adoration [that] he feels for his young friend" (Wilson 32). The dark woman is Shakespeare's lover, a woman that infatuates him. These two people provide an emotional contrast for each other and Shakespeare's views on love. When these two meet, they have an affair, "behavior that, as the Poet [Shakespeare] is really deeply in love with the woman, causes him such distress, at times agony, as to introduce a note of tragedy into the series [of sonnets], . . ." (Wilson 33). The affair between the young man and the dark woman is the catalyst for Shakespeare's au...
William Shakespeare’s sonnets are renowned as some of the greatest poetry ever written. He wrote a total of 154 sonnets that were published in 1609. Shakespearean sonnets consider similar themes including love, beauty, and the passing of time. In particular, William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 75 and Sonnet 116 portray the theme of love through aspects of their form and their display of metaphors and similes. While both of these sonnets depict the theme of love, they have significantly contrasting ideas about the same theme.
Finding these sonnets in numerous other languages and all around the world shows how cultures could be spread and was influenced on others. This is interesting to know that no matter the cultural differences the poets and artist were still able to share what they knew and loved. To learn that these sonnets have turned into what we now use as the modern sonnet is unbelievable.Our modern sonnets can be taken in any direction. Sometimes the original rhyme scheme is used and we use the fourteen lines and the regular meter. But other times we just put one word in each line or we use free verse and do not stick with a rhyme scheme at all.
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.
The sonnets are similar in that the subject who which Shakespeare is writing is very dear to him. The most over looked difference, however, is who the subject actually is.
In “Sonnet XVII,” the text begins by expressing the ways in which the narrator does not love, superficially. The narrator is captivated by his object of affection, and her inner beauty is of the upmost significance. The poem shows the narrator’s utter helplessness and vulnerability because it is characterized by raw emotions rather than logic. It then sculpts the image that the love created is so personal that the narrator is alone in his enchantment. Therefore, he is ultimately isolated because no one can fathom the love he is encountering. The narrator unveils his private thoughts, leaving him exposed and susceptible to ridicule and speculation. However, as the sonnet advances toward an end, it displays the true heartfelt description of love and finally shows how two people unite as one in an overwhelming intimacy.
Sonnet Eighteen is written in iambic pentameter form using the succession of alternating stressed syllables in which the first is unstressed and the second is stressed. These stresses are used to embody meaning. Therefore, when Shakespeare breaks from iambic meter, he adds variety and emphasis. This change in the regularity of the rhythm adds force to descriptions and draws attention. In Sonnet Eighteen, a change is marked with the use of the word ‘but’ at the beginning of the third quatrain. The final couplet does not simply affirm or contradict the speaker’s main idea, but extends it: the subject is indeed everlastingly young and beautiful, but only if Sonnet Eighteen lives on.
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
Therefore, because William Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 18” and Edmund Spenser’s “Sonnet 75” share the idea that love is sincere and eternal, they can be looked upon as similar in theme. However, although similar in theme, Shakespeare’s intent is portraying the true everlasting beauty of his love, which is already achieved, whereas Spenser concentrates more on trying to entice his desired love, remaining optimistic throughout the entire poem.
Shakespeare lives on through each and every soul; for it is whenever you strive to do your best you are reminded that you are capable. Shakespeare’s sonnets empower people all around the world as well as unite others under one cause. Although Shakespeare himself may have written the sonnets years ago, we reflect on them and are able to learn from them. One cause, one love, one purpose. Shakespeare is able to capture the qualities of love, friendship and values of marriage with nothing more than a few words creating a sonnet.
Overall the images representing the speakers past give the idea that its not easy for the speaker to face his destiny alone. The fourteen line sonnet is constructed of three quatrains and one couplet. With the organization of the poem, Shakespeare works out a different idea in each of the three quatrains as he writes the sonnet to lend itself naturally. Each of the quatrain contains a pair of images that create one universal idea in the quatrain.
Reading the poem once or twice may cause a reader to suggest that these two poems have the same mood. While both poems have a reference to a woman, they also vary in some ways. In “Sonnet 18,” the tone is all about love and the affection that Shakespeare has for his women. For example, Shakespeare compares a summer day to his women and says that she is “more lovely” and “more temperate.” The main reason he writes this poem is to
In conclusion, Shakespeare’s theme of each sonnet is divided in different ways. His expression of love is somewhat similar to both the young man’s relationship and the dark lady’s. The relationship alternates between the force of love, beauty, jealousy, time, and obligation. The youth shows his affection, but it seems to be false. Shakespeare uses figure of speech to compare ‘nature’ for the love he has for the “dark lady”. His initial feelings; lust and attraction is processed throughout.