The two sonnets, I Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day? by William Shakespeare and How Do I Love Thee? by Elizabeth Browning, have very similar messages. Both poets want their readers to see the love they have for their lover. As a reader analysis the two sonnets they can see that the two author techniques are very similar, but yet different. Through the poet’s techniques the readers can see that the poets want their love to surpass death. Their use of tone and metaphor help the read to understand the message. One of the poets uses a technique that the other doesn’t, or doesn’t use much of. One poet uses symbolism well the other uses anaphora.
The tone of the two sonnet really help the reader understand the poem. Shakespeare shows his love more through irony while Browning comes out and says exact how she feels about her lover. Shakespeare’s sonnet first …show more content…
They compare their love or their lover to different things to get their readers to understand the way they feel. Shakespeare uses many metaphors in his sonnet. He is constantly comparing his lover, or saying they are better than, to the beautiful parts of summer. He says in line 11 “Nor shall Death brag thou wander 'st in his shade” This metaphor is saying that death is like a shade. It could cover the beauty that something has. When summer ends all the beautiful flowers die and summer no longer has its beauty anymore. Shakespeare feels that death cannot do this to his lover. This metaphor shows how Shakespeare wants their love to last past death. Browning uses metaphors for the same reason. She compares her love to different things in her everyday life. In lines 9-10 she says “I love thee with the passion put to use in my old griefs, and with my childhood’s faith.” In this metaphor Browning compares her love to a child’s faith. This shows that her love is pure and innocent like a child. The love she has for her lover is real. She too wants her love to go beyond
The tone of the two sonnet really help the reader understand the poem. Shakespeare shows his love more through irony while Browning comes out and says exact how she feels about her lover. Shakespeare’s sonnet first …show more content…
They compare their love or their lover to different things to get their readers to understand the way they feel. Shakespeare uses many metaphors in his sonnet. He is constantly comparing his lover, or saying they are better than, to the beautiful parts of summer. He says in line 11 “Nor shall Death brag thou wander 'st in his shade” This metaphor is saying that death is like a shade. It could cover the beauty that something has. When summer ends all the beautiful flowers die and summer no longer has its beauty anymore. Shakespeare feels that death cannot do this to his lover. This metaphor shows how Shakespeare wants their love to last past death. Browning uses metaphors for the same reason. She compares her love to different things in her everyday life. In lines 9-10 she says “I love thee with the passion put to use in my old griefs, and with my childhood’s faith.” In this metaphor Browning compares her love to a child’s faith. This shows that her love is pure and innocent like a child. The love she has for her lover is real. She too wants her love to go beyond