I have chosen “Valentine” By Carol Ann Duffy, “Sonnet 43” by Elizabeth Barrett Browning and “Cousin Kate” by Christina Rossetti. Christina Rossetti the author of “Cousin Kate” was an English poet. It is a poem about love, like sonnets in Romeo and Juliet, The poem is a monologue which is singularly addressed to “Cousin Kate”. The poem features a rhyme scheme of two, four, six, and eight. Cousin Kate’s structure follows this narrative, telling the story of the relationship the the cottage maiden…
Abstract: The play “Red Oleanders” is first written in Bengali language under the title “RaktaKarabhi”. Tagore conveys the message that the Utilitarian approach and vast industrialization throughout the world would resulting in diminishing human compassion and cause Ecological Imbalance.So he used characters as a metaphor of human instincts such as greed, power, envy, love, trust, and sacrifice. The play Red oleanders is a One-act play which follows the Aristotle’s rules. He fallow’s three…
In each of Anne Bradstreet’s poems her style has changed and contoured to fit the theme of the specific poem. In “To My Dear and Loving Husband,” Bradstreet seamlessly describes the love she has for her husband using a variety of literary devices such as metaphors. Using metaphors helps Bradstreet clearly demonstrate the point she is trying to make while writing it in a creative way. The strongest metaphor in this poem is, “My love is such that Rivers cannot quench” this line gives the reader a…
were written centuries apart, both of them share the concept of love, and the sense of being completed by the other half. The poem, “To My Dear Loving Husband” by Anne Bradstreet has more of an intimate tone as it was written for her husband while Elizabeth Browning’s “How Do I Love Thee” describes love in a more far reaching way. There are a lot more similarities between the two poems, but the most evident among these is that both of them share a happy and a passionate marriage. In their poems…
Elizabeth Barret Browning wrote "Sonnet 43" a tale of love that the author had felt for one person in the world, and uses many great elements to bring together the sonnet. It talks about the questions we ask ourselves about much we love someone, and items it can be compared too. Browning does an excellent job at conveying this message in a respectful and very mature manner; it is complex poem at times making it hard to understand. If you have the knowledge or background information on what to…
Elizabeth Barrett Browning praised his poetry in her work and on January 10th, 1845, Robert Browning wrote a letter to her. As a middle-aged woman, Browning didn’t believe she could be the object of a romantic love. In his book about the works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, H.W. Preston states, “Her sickness caused her to to feel dead to hope of any kind” (18). Robert Browning was six years younger than Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and was filled with energy and good…
Elizabeth Barrett Browning, a woman not afraid to speak her mind and express the harsh reality of society. This essay is a literary analysis of Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s life as a writer, what she wrote about and what made her a great poet of the Victorian era. Browning’s poems encompassed lyric, ballad and narrative while engaging with historical events, religious beliefs and political opinions (Avery). Her passion for change was the basis for many of her famous works, including Aurora Leigh…
Strong, determined yet graceful and refined, the transcendent power of women is an attribute that has been misconstrued throughout centuries. Women have the ability to raise and educate generations all the while possessing a fierceness that allows them to accomplish anything they desire. In modern society, the power of women is limitless. They are free to follow their individual paths and choose their own fate. Although modern women have the opportunity to attain their goals, a woman…
Love Sonnets or a Work of Feminism? Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s Sonnets from the Portuguese is a collection of poems of a personal telling of her love for Robert Browning. In the 19th century, women were not given the same rights or treated the same as men. This set of poems was a woman confessing her love for a man, rather than a man confessing his love for a woman, which was very different from the usual writing of the time. Sonnets are a form of poetry used for love, usually a man…
Robert Browning, A talented writer known for many outstanding poems. Robert was born in the May of 1812, in Camberwell, England. His parents were well known for their accomplishments. Roberts mother, an accomplished pianist and a devoted Christian. His Father, whom made a living as a bank clerk, was an accomplished artist, scholar, and antiquarian. Roberts father also being a book collector of book, had a vast array of rare book that totaled to be more than six thousand volumes. Roberts father…