Sonnet 19

Have you ever read poetry that can inspire you in your everyday life? Poetry that discusses the deep truth about our world and the people who wander it? Well, there is some poetry that can give you a better understanding about life,ourselves, and how to handle situations that come across our path. Inspiring you and motivating you to do your best. This types of poetry can really give the reader a deep knowledge about how to challenge the unknowns. Guiding you on how to work on your up and down…

“If you do not love me, I shall not be loved. If I do not love you, I shall not love” was said in the poem called, “Cascando” by Samuel Beckett. He wrote this about a girl, who didn’t love him like he loved her. Teenage true love doesn’t exist. However, Shakespeare wrote a play called, “Romeo and Juliet” that is about a pair of two “star-crossed lovers”. Romeo and Juliet aren't in love because they’re strangers, they’re violent, and their families hate each other. One reason Romeo and Juliet…

It is a well-known fact that Lady Mary Wroth’s sonnet sequence Pamphilia to Amphilanthus was largely influenced by her uncle Sir Philip Sidney’s own sonnet sequence Astrophil and Stella. The one main difference between Wroth’s sonnets and those of Sidney is that she delivers the poetry through a female protagonist, Pamphilia, whereas her uncle’s protagonist is a male, Astrophil. This is an interesting difference to consider when reading these poems because the struggles of the speakers of the…

A Red, Red Rose A Red, Red Rose was written by Robert Burns a Folk Hero, Poet who is regarded as one of the very famous characters in Cultural history in Scotland. He also has three nicknames which are Ploughman Poet, Scotland’s favorite son and Rabbie Burns. He was born January 25, 1759 in Alloway, Ayrshire, in southwestern Scotland and died at the age of 37, in July 21, 1796 at Dumfries, Scotland. For his lyrical poetry and his re-writing of Scottish folk songs, he has been best known as a…

Andrew Marvell and Description of Garden of Earthy Delights in his Poems Andrew Marvell is a British poet who lived in 17th century. His poems cover a wide variety of themes: from the love to politics and nature’s role in people’s lives. Marvell often used exalted topics/ However, he chooses different approaches compared to other famous poets like William Wordsworth who was born and worked hundred years after Marvell’s death. The last author often covered metaphysical motifs like his experience…

2 Introduction Alberto Giacometti created artwork that reflected the emotions and turbulent transition from surrealism to contemporary modern art. When one compares the themes of Giacometti’s sculpture to Robert Wallace’s poem, it is possible to clearly identify simple forms have a lot of subtle details. There are many aspects that influenced the artist and the writer to create new things. Firstly, Alberto Giacometti was heavily influenced by the surrealists of the 1920’s and later found his…

Othello: An Empiricist ABSTRACT: Shakespeare, the king of English literature, reached the summit of his power over English. In the art of characterization, Shakespeare has no rival. The beauty of the art lies in its characters. We come across many characters that portray nobility, ire, jealousy, conspiracy, etc. in his plays. One of the fascinating characters is Othello- the portrayal of jealousy and suspicion, an icon of empiricism who digs his own grave. This paper focuses on…

“Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night” by Dylan Thomas is a villanelle poem that consists of five stanzas with three lines and the last stanza with four lines. The first and third lines are alternating repeated in other stanza of this work. In this poem, the poet makes use of some descriptive language to show certain emotions and how it builds up the poet’s state of mind. This poem portrays the idea of fighting against odds and resisting the death which gives an insight into the mind of a…

POETRY ANALYSIS Alone by Edgar Allan Poe and Solitude by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Do you know what is worse than being alone? It is to feel lonely even though you are surrounded by people. Everyone has felt lonely at some point in their life but not all overcome it. Both of my chosen poems, Alone by Edgar Allan Poe and Solitude by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, demonstrate the themes of loneliness and despair. Alone reflects back on the writers past and childhood in a melancholy tone and captures the…

In my opinion, Frost’s statement about his poetry does accurately reflect his poems as they all contain both a literal and a metaphorical meaning. This can clearly be seen in al of Frost’s poems that I have studied which include, “The Tuft of Flowers”, “Mending Wall”, “The Road Not Taken”, “Out, Out- “, “Spring Pools” and “Aquatinted with the Night”. In all six of these poems a message is conveyed both directly and indirectly. Frost uses everyday, ordinary people, living normal lives as the…