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Shakespeare Sonnet 49 Addressing his muse, the poet/speaker warns that he will do whatever it takes to secure himself from any possible future loss of inspiration. shakespeare 49 • against that time • if ever that time come • against that time when thou shalt strangely pass • against that time do i ensconce me here
Shakespeare Sonnet 73 The speaker in sonnet 73 employs three different metaphors to describe his aging process: a tree, a day, and a fire; his purpose is to emphasize the strength of love. shakespeare sonnet 73 • that time of year thou mayst in me behold • metaphor • aging • black night
Shakespeare Sonnet 33 The extended metaphor of sonnet 33 dramatizes clouds hiding the sun. The sun represents the speaker's writing talent or muse, and the clouds are lulls in inspiration. william shakespeare • sonnet 33 • full many a glorious morning have i seen • anon permit the basest clouds to ride • quatrain
Shakespeare Sonnet 35 In Sonnet 35, the speaker addresses the writer's block or failure of his muse to inspire him, but he realizes that along with the positive, always comes the negative. shakespeare • sonnet 35 • no more be griev’d at that which thou hast done • lazy muse • clouds and eclipses
Shakespeare Sonnet 34 Sonnet 34 portrays with an extended metaphor of weather, sun, and clouds the crests and troughs of the ever-evolving activity of the speaker's writing talent. shakespeare • sonnet 34 • why didst thou promise such a beauteous day • extended metaphor • quatrain
Shakespeare Sonnet 31 The speaker/poet dramatizes the importance and function of his poetry: through his talent, his friends and lovers whom he thought dead remain alive in his poem. shakespeare sonnet 31 • thy bosom is endeared with all hearts • talent • love • art
Shakespeare Sonnet 32 In Shakespeare sonnet 32, the speaker seems more humble than usual about his poems as he addresses a loved one. shakespeare sonnet 32 • if thou survive my well-contented day • compare them with the bettering of the time • quatrian • couplet
Shakespeare Sonnet 30 Sonnet 30 belongs to the group that is mistakenly thought to be addressed to a young man, but no young man appears, only a "dear friend"-only his poetic talent. shakespeare sonnet 30 • when to the sessions of sweet silent thought • quatrain • couplet • sorrow
Shakespeare Sonnet 14 In sonnet 14 the speaker says he does not have the power to predict the future by gazing at the stars in the sky, but the eyes of the young man tell all he needs to know. shakespeare sonnet 14 • ‘not from the stars do i my judgment pluck’ • to predict the future • understanding of astronomy • from the heavenly stars
Shakespeare Sonnet 7 The speaker employs a clever pun in Sonnet 7 as he metaphorically compares the young man's life to a daily trip of the great star across the sky. shakespeare sonnet 7 • lo! in the orient when the gracious light • young man • father a child • clever pun
Three Reasons to Write a Sonnet You may be daunted by the prospect of writing a traditional Shakespearean or Italian sonnet, but sonnet-writing rules can be flexible and the outcome satisfying. sonnet writing • poetry forms • shakespearean sonnet • italian sonnet • english sonnet
Shakespeare Sonnet 10 In Sonnet 10, the speaker challenges the young man's sense of self, regarding his love and affection for others. The speaker exaggerates the lack as "murderous hate." shakespeare sonnet 10 • for shame! deny that thou bear’st love to any • young man • quatrains • couplet
Shakespeare Sonnet 15 In marriage sonnet 15, the speaker employs the Time metaphor again to persuade the young man that his only hope for deliverance from decrepitude is to produce offspring. shakespeare sonnet 15 • when i consider every thing that grows • young man • theater metaphor • when i perceive that men as plants increase
Shakespeare Sonnet 6 Sonnet 6 might be considered a companion piece to Sonnet 5 as the speaker opens by referring to the metaphor he used in the earlier sonnet, the distillation of flowers. shakespeare sonnet 6 • then let not winter’s ragged hand deface • young man • offspring • sonnet
Shakespeare Sonnet 11 In marriage sonnet 11, the speaker again evokes the young man's pleasing qualities, claiming that the lad has an obligation to marry and pass them on to offspring. shakespeare sonnet 1 • as fast as thou shalt wane so fast thou grow’st • marriage sonnet 11 • the young man’s pleasing qualities • obligation to marry
Shakespeare Sonnet 12 The speaker of Shakespeare's marriage poem 12 again shows how changing nature always comes under "Time's scythe," and only one remedy can fend him off: producing an heir. marriage sonnet 12 • when i do count the clock that tells the time • under the sway of nature • changing nature • time’s scythe
Shakespeare Sonnet 5 The speaker of sonnet 5 dramatizes the young man's youth as summer and compares old age to horrid winter, while portraying offspring as the distillation of flowers. shakespeare sonnet 5 • those hours that with gentle work did frame • mariage sonnet • passage of time • summer
Shakespeare Sonnet 8 In Shakespeare's "Marriage Sonnet 8," the speaker for the first time evokes the joyful state of marriage itself, as he continues urging the young man to produce an heir. shakespeare’s marriage sonnet 8 • music to hearwhy hear’st thou music sadly • the state of marriage • music metaphor • the young man
Shakespeare Sonnet 9 In Sonnet 9, the speaker queries the young man about another possible reason for his remaining single: does he fear leaving some poor woman a widow? shakespeare sonnet 9 • is it for fear to wet a widow’s eye • chiding the young man for not marrying • a crying widow • issuless
Shakespeare Sonnet 13 In sonnet 13 the speaker continues pleading with the young man to marry and father a son. Again, the speaker is quite specific: "You had a father: let your son say so." shakespeare sonnet 13 • o! that you were yourself but love you are • marriage sonnets • young man • who lets so fair a house fall to decay
Shakespeare Sonnet 4 Each "marriage sonnet" employs a particular metaphor, but the speaker continues with his one theme; he is trying to persuade the young man to marry and produce offspring. shakespeare sonnet 4 • unthrifty loveliness why dost thou spend • marriage sonnets • metaphor • quatrain
How to Write a Sonnet Writing a sonnet-even an Italian or Shakespearean sonnet-- is achievable if you have a draft poem most suitably expressed that way. sonnet writing • traditional poetry forms • how to write a poem • shakespearean sonnet • italian or petrarchan sonnet
Review: A Southern Line and Other Poems Suite 101.com's own Thomas James Martin displays his significant poetic talent in this superb ebook of poems. poems • thomas james martin • ebook • e. e. cummings • spiritual
Theme: Love Poetry The next article in the series of themes! Love is all around us... love • poetry • romance • verse • sonnet
John Donne's Divine Sonnet VII John Donne's "Divine Sonnet VII" shows us both a grand vision of the end of time, and a poet who is uncertain of his worthiness to meet God. divine sonnet vii • john donne • the round earth's imagine corners • volta • tense
Shakespeare Sonnet 50 The speaker laments the battle between body and soul-the dualism that even his art cannot surmount in times of tribulation and woe. shakespeare sonnet 50 • how heavy do i journey on the way • the beast that bears me • tired with my woe • dualism
Shakespeare Sonnet 51 As in Sonnet 50, this speaker continues the use of the horse metaphor, as he explores the contrast between body and soul. shakespeare sonnet 51 • thus can my love excuse the slow offence • sonnet 51 • pegasus • winged-horse
Shakespeare's Sonnet No. 130 Is Shakespeare's Sonnet 130 a moving and radical attempt to write a realistic love poem, or an attack on his work of his poetic contemporaries? shakespeare sonnet 130 • blazon. • my mistress eyes are nothing like the sun • any she belied by false compare • edmund spenser
Shakespeare's Sonnet No.4 Shakespeare combines themes of inheritance, usury and sexual innuendo whilst urging the beloved to marry. shakespeare sonnet 4 • unthrifty loveliness • renaissance usury • the merchant of venice • shakespeare sexual innuendo
The Sonnet as a Cage In Millay's Petrarchan sonnet, the speaker resolves to tame Chaos by placing him in the cage of a sonnet, where she will be able to make an orderly being of him. the sonnet as a cage • millay’s i will put chaos into fourteen lines • octave • sestet • greek mythology
Oscar Wilde's 'To My Wife' Oscar Wilde is noted more for his plays than for his poems. He was a proponent of "art for art's sake," a kind of precursor to the fragmentation of modernism. oscar wilde • to my wife • fragmentation • modernism • elizabethan sonnet
Sara Teasdale’s ‘To E.’ The speaker in Sara Teasdale's Petrarchan sonnet, "To E.," dramatizes her memories of beauty that she treasures, with a special memory of a treasured soul. sara teasdale's to e • a petrarchan sonnet • octave • sestet • memories
Wordsworth's Romantic Cry Wordsworth's Italian sonnet is the Romantic cry of a speaker who wants it both ways: he wants to be a pagan, yet still retain his enlightenment values. wordsworth’s romantic cry • the world is too much with us • italian sonnet • petrarchan sonnet • rime scheme
More than a Memorable Romantic Ba Browning is best known for her sonnets, but there was a lot more to this Victorian poet than romanticism. ba browning • elizabeth barrett browning • robert browning • sonnets to the portuguese • valentine's
Frost: One of the Greats The changing of the season is always a good time to dip into some nature poetry, and who is better than Robert Frost at satisfying our appetite for nature poetry? robert frost poems seasons new england california
Robert Frost: A Study of Seasons This essay looks at a selection of Frost's seasonal poems, offering ways of thinking about them, including possible topics for writing about Frost's poems. seasons • robert frost • poems
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Browning’s ‘How do I love thee?’ Elizabeth Barrett Browning's speaker in "How do I love thee?" counts the ways that she loves her beloved: there are four ways in the octave and four ways in the sestet. browning’s how do i love thee • petrarchan sonnet • sonnets from the portuguese • octave • sestet
Burning Wyclif Thom Satterlee’s linking narrative Burning Wyclif won the 2006 Walt McDonald First Book prize, and is probably the best book to come out this year. thom satterlee • burning wyclif • linking narrative • novel-in-verse • religion
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Farmer/Poet Frost The speaker in Robert Frost's sonnet, "Putting in the Seed," dramatizes his deep love for the simple act of planting seeds in the earth's rich soil. farmer/poet • analysis of robert frost's ‘putting in the seed’ • elizabethan sonnet • rime scheme • ababcdcdefefgg
Robert Frost’s Putting in the Seed Students of Robert Frost's poetry will be familiar with the poet expressing a love of nature and its beauty. The love in this poem is of a more physical kind... robert frost • putting in the seed • sonnet form • poems about love • poems about sex
The Golden Gate Vikram Seth’s 1986 novel-in-verse was such a long-shot that the author makes Shakespearian voice-overs explaining his hopes and misgivings. Now it’s a must-read for poets poetry • vikram seth • the golden gate • sonnet • poem novel
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Chilean Poet Gabriela Mistral Short biography of Lucila Godoy de Alcayaga (aka Gabriela Mistral), Chilean teacher, diplomat, and gifted poet. gabriela mistral • desolacion gabriela mistral • poet • writing poetry • poems
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Victorian Themes in Tennessee Williams' Plays (Part One of Two) Along with Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams is commonly held to be one of the greatest American playwrights of the MODERN age. In many respects, however, I believe that his work subscribes to a Victorian, pre-modernist tradition, which I have attempted to evoke here. tennessee williams • plays • victorianism • modernism |
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