Good evening and welcome to today’s seminar, my name is Jemma and I’ll be talking about two of Shakespeare’s poem, both representing the theme of love. The two poems that will be explored today are Sonnet 18 and Sonnet 130. Although both of these poems represent the theme of love, they do so in different ways.
The two poems that I will be discussing and analysing are both written by the well-known poet, William Shakespeare. Shakespeare was born in Srattford-upon-avon, Warwickshire in England. He was a poet, playwright and actor, however he is most known for being the greatest writer in the English language. Sonnet 18 and Sonnet 130 are just two of many love poems written by Shakespeare. Although both of these poems explore the theme of love, they are done differently. Sonnet 18 represents love in a positive light looking at the good things, whereas sonnet 130 is more negative looking at the down side of things.
Throughout Sonnet 18, a woman's beauty is compared with wonderful things. He starts the poem by using a rhetorical question comparing love to a summers say. He then starts describing his love as more temperate and lovely than a summer’s day. Throughout the poem he continues to point out the faults and problems of summer, including, rough winds, heat and rainy days. The last six …show more content…
Some poetic devices that are in sonnet 18 include metaphors, similes, rhyme and personification. Although there are many techniques, a main one seen throughout the poem is metaphors. A metaphor makes a comparison between two things that isn’t quite literally true. An example of metaphors used are, ‘Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May and ‘summer’s lease hath all too short a date’. These are metaphors that speak about his love and her attributes while saying that she is more beautiful than a summer’s day. Another metaphor used is when the poet compares the sun to an eye, ‘the eye of
The two poems that I will be discussing and analysing are both written by the well-known poet, William Shakespeare. Shakespeare was born in Srattford-upon-avon, Warwickshire in England. He was a poet, playwright and actor, however he is most known for being the greatest writer in the English language. Sonnet 18 and Sonnet 130 are just two of many love poems written by Shakespeare. Although both of these poems explore the theme of love, they are done differently. Sonnet 18 represents love in a positive light looking at the good things, whereas sonnet 130 is more negative looking at the down side of things.
Throughout Sonnet 18, a woman's beauty is compared with wonderful things. He starts the poem by using a rhetorical question comparing love to a summers say. He then starts describing his love as more temperate and lovely than a summer’s day. Throughout the poem he continues to point out the faults and problems of summer, including, rough winds, heat and rainy days. The last six …show more content…
Some poetic devices that are in sonnet 18 include metaphors, similes, rhyme and personification. Although there are many techniques, a main one seen throughout the poem is metaphors. A metaphor makes a comparison between two things that isn’t quite literally true. An example of metaphors used are, ‘Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May and ‘summer’s lease hath all too short a date’. These are metaphors that speak about his love and her attributes while saying that she is more beautiful than a summer’s day. Another metaphor used is when the poet compares the sun to an eye, ‘the eye of