Sonnet studies

The first half of “Death be not proud” by John Donne is a viewpoint of death being perceived as “mighty and dreadful” (2) and then transitions into the speaker taunting death to counter those perspectives. The speaker sounds confident and arrogant when he says, “death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die”. His use of personifying death as a person and his choice of diction makes death seem peaceful and the opposite of powerful. When closely observed many literary devices and comparisons are…

E. E. Cummings is not the traditional poet who follows in the footsteps of others. Experimentation with grammatical and linguistic rules enticed him to create his own distinctive writing style. “somewhere I have never travlled,gladly beyond” is written in response to two of his brief marriages which left him in a state of having experienced the highs and lows of love. Throughout the poem, E. E. Cummings utilizes imagery that relates to the senses and unconventional syntax. This enables him to…

However, the theme of love dominates all the themes expressed and is confirmed line after line. In this sonnet, love is a power. A power that is well able to bring optimism and hope to one in solitude and disgrace. The first couplet captures Shakespeare’s feelings, “When, in disgrace with Fortune and men’s eyes, / I all alone beweep my outcast state”, (1174)…

How is love like a story? Love is like a story because of one’s expectations in a relationship, and the things that happen in their life to form this story. Love follows a literary progression. We have a beginning, middle, and end, and have plot, characters, and themes. Relationships are based off how a partner and the relationship correspond to a partner’s ideal love story. If certain aspects are missing or completely different from how they thought it out to be, the relationship may fail. With…

A sonnet is a poem with a unique form, it has a specific structure. It is a type of poem which originated in italy. There are two types of sonnets, which are the Italian sonnet and the shakespearean sonnet. All sonnets are made up of 14 lines but each types are divided in different ways. An Italian sonnet is composed of an octet (8 lines) and a sestet (6 lines), while a Shakespearean sonnet is composed of three quatrains (4 lines each) and a couplet (2 lines). In my paper I will be analyzing…

Erich Heckel was also part of the Die Brücke group. He was one of the more simple artists in this association. His works often showcased psychological insight and lyricism (Arnason 118). Many of his works were made out of woodcuts. Heckel created a colored woodcut entitled Standing Child in 1910 (Arnason 119). It is another work that features the young Frӓnzi Fehrmann. Ernst Kirchner’s Seated Girl is very modest compared to Heckel’s Standing Child. For this work, Frӓnzi is pictured fully nude…

Final Analytical and Research Essay Through the writings of poetry and storytelling, love and relationships have been a singular theme. Many poets and storytellers will use writing to tell love in different scenarios, from the depths of Hell where one’s lust of love causes eternal damnation to a love tale of two knights. Love has no boundaries and in most cases love is told from two perspectives. One from a male’s perspective and one from a female. This style of writing is used many times…

Robert Frost is a much appreciated poet of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries to whom today’s commonly seen techniques are attributed. Many authors’ goal is to provide a contribution to society and influence the literature field in which they primarily work. To some, leaving a recognized impression is one of the highest rewards in literature. For authors similar to Robert Frost, a poet in the 19th and 20th centuries, they accomplished this goal with, what seems like, little effort or…

Poetry is one of the literary genres that is used to pass a hidden message to the readers creatively. Poems are usually imaginative and metaphorical as the poet will often use common words to infer something different from what is commonly known. Various issues of the people can be drawn from a poem by understanding its language and setting. For example, the poem ‘On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer’ by John Keats brings about the concepts of beauty and truth. Although short, it is full of…

“Let it All Go” is a powerful and beautifully composed song, written by Rhodes and Birdy, and it was released in September 2015. Birdy found that writing with Rhodes was completely natural and she found the strength and fragility of Rhodes’ voice so compelling. I have found an extremely personal connection to this song, to the point where it drove me to tears. The duo wrote this song to send a message about being strong, whilst leaving the listeners with a question; “Does the pain of brokenness…