Sonnets

be the literary manifestation of the male gaze and is critiqued as a patriarchal method for the objectification of women. However, poets such as Shakespeare and Marlowe alter the conventions of this trope. In his “Sonnet 130,” Shakespeare parodies the traditions of the Petrarchan sonnet through his description of his mistress. And in his poem Hero and Leander, Marlowe utilizes…

elevated even more “by [a] manuscript circulation of his sonnets” (Shakespeare 1170). In Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130 or “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun” is a poem that is part of a group of sonnets that “focus chiefly on the so-called Dark Lady as an alluring but degrading object of desire” (Shakespeare 1170). Sonnet 130 can be identified as a Shakespearean or English sonnet. The rhyme scheme is abab cdcd efef gg thus breaking the sonnet into three quatrains and one couplet. It is…

Dark Beauty in Shakespeare’s Sonnets Sonnet is a poetry form that has lived its golden years in England during the Elizabethan times. Among them, Shakespeare’s 154 have been poetry lovers’ favourite for centuries. What is essentially done in those sonnets is, of course nothing other than praising love, particular lovers to be exact, and their beauty. However, in some particular sonnets, Shakespeare challenges the conventional beauty standards of his time, which was “fair (white) skin, rosy…

The sonnet was a common literary work in the Middle Ages and continues to remain an enticing form of literature. Furthermore, the sonnet is often regarded as the ‘rite of passage’ for new poets to demonstrate their mastery of this heavily structured and themed form of poem. Within the genre of poetry and specifically, sonnets, there are two predominant types of sonnets. The first, prevalent sonnet form was the Petrarchan sonnet developed by Francesco Petrarch, an Italian writer in the…

Shakespeare’s sonnet 130, is a great example of how form contributes to the content. Form is important because it deals with how something is said compared to just the words that was said. Typically, the topics that are discussed in poetry deal with emotions that are hard to understand. Writing about topics and issues that people do not fully comprehend, challenges one to create new ideas and have a different perspective; William Shakespeare’s sonnet 130 is a great example of this. Shakespeare…

that is what makes them beautiful. No one looks or acts perfect because there is no such thing as perfect. William Shakespeare defines the truth of beauty in his poem Sonnet 130. He uses analogies to illustrate his love’s flaws by using a criticizing tone and truthful word choice to express that he loves every part of her. In his sonnet, Shakespeare suggests his love does not look as beautiful as the analogies most men typically compare in order to express that he loves everything about her…

Created by Giacomo da Lentini, the sonnet is a poetic form originating in Italy and consisting of fourteen lines, and following a strict rhyming pattern. Additionally, a sonnet includes two parts: first the octave which asks a question or alludes to a problem, and then the sestet which provides a resolution to same (“Sonnet,” Wikipedia). William Shakespeare is one of the most widely known sonnet writers. Contemporaries of Shakespeare include: Sir Philip Sidney who penned sequences “Astrophel and…

Sonnet 73 by William Shakespeare is also referred to as “That time of year thou mayst in me behold”. This poem is most likely written for a lover or a young friend, though the interpretation varies with the reader. Throughout sonnet 73, Shakespeare leads the reader through the loss of his youth and passion, ending with the loss of his life. It explores the toll that time takes on the body, one’s youth, and love. His goal is to show the one the poem is addressed to that time runs out and everyone…

“The Sonnet-Ballad” was written in 1949, from the mind of Gwendolyn Brooks, a highly regarded poet with the honor of being the first black author to win the Pulitzer prize. Though the sonnet isn’t inspired by any events in Brooks’ life, it is part of an entire book by the name of “Annie Allen”, the second volume of the series. Therefore, the women in this poem is Annie Allen. This snippet from the book speaks of Annie’s grief and loss. Her lover had went off to the war and she mourns the…

Shakespeare 's Sonnets is the title of a gathering of 154 pieces approve to William Shakespeare which cover points, for instance, the movement of time, love, fabulousness and mortality. As the famous professor A.C. Bradley who said, “The sonnets to the friend are, so far as we know, unique in Renaissance literature in being a prolonged and varied record of the intense affection of an older friend for a younger, and of other feelings arising from their relations.” (Oxford 330) It was initially…