Analysis Of The Poem ' Ruination, And My Sonnet '

What’s the first thought that pops in to your mind when you think of love, is it flowers, chocolates and teddy bears or maybe a romantic sonnet? The cliché of these superficial representations have been around for years and continue to plague our society today. But are the traditional roses on Valentine’s Day and anniversaries really a good signification of true love or would you prefer a unique and realistic approach? Good

The poet is disheartened with both the facts. He says that the soldier that fight, especially in the vanguard of the army, have funerals with the rejections of all rituals, for example, no flowers, no candles and not even their dead bodies. He concludes that first the soldiers are not sent but forced to fight in the war and then when they die their funeral is carried out for formality with no respect or even sympathy. He calls these rituals "mockeries" in a bitter and furious tone in the octet of the sonnet and the choruses "shrill, demented" and compares it to the falling of bullets of machine guns on the ground when he says "wailing shells"

At the beginning of this course, I didn’t realize that my poems would be read aloud to the whole class and that other students would be given the opportunity to tear into them. So, when the line, “Nine years before Gucci - hold onto the pole”, from my poem “Carcajou Dreams” was read aloud, I quickly realized how silly my words sounded and that I was going to need to write poetry with a bit more substance. However, even though “Carcajou Dreams” wasn’t the best thing I wrote in the class, it still made people laugh, which made me want to write more. But I knew I needed to dive deeper into the craft of poetry and grow, so I attempted to explore more artistic topics when writing my next three poems, “Basque”, Homonym”, and “Y.” And as I continued writing, these poems taught me how to clean up my work and develop a specific tone.

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William Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 138” depicts the relationship of a couple, who many believe to be the author and his mistress, a woman referred to as the dark lady. The sonnet’s immense use of imagery causes the reader to imagine the sonnet as a play where the characters are covered by masks. Furthermore the sonnet illustrates that through lies, characters are able to hide themselves and become something they are not. By changing oneself, one gives into mediocrity, because if one puts on a mask to be like everyone else, then that individual will never be able to be themselves. Although “Sonnet 138” depicts the speakers’ willingness to settle for false love and put on a mask, Sonnet 138 depicts a relationship that its very survival is based

Through the literary tools used in Triangles, the theme that love happens by fate and can not be controlled, is seen throughout the Sonnet. To begin, throughout the whole poem the author uses the literary device of personification. The triangle is personified, along with the points of the triangle. For example, line seven, “While that point is in love with another” (line 7) is a clear example of this literary device, for a point in a triangle can not love, and does not have feelings. Also, later in the sonnet, the triangle is said to want to be joined together, and a triangle can not want/desire anything. In this sonnet, personification is important to show the meaning of the poem. It shows how the triangle is a representation of a love triangle

Before this unit, I only knew t owrite as my mind told me to, not knowing the tolls andeveices i could use to express myself in a poem even more than I do already. Although having the knowledge of these tools, like metaphors and personification, I did not know to and how to insert these into my poems. In my old poem, “Shadow”, I have none of the devices mentioned in class, making it duller and more boring than what it could be. Other than the devices, I didnt use any fixed rule of line-breaking nor white space, creating an uninteresting poem for the reader. After the recognition of hte literary devices and tehniques, I rewrote the poem to inlcude those devices. Alsot titled Shadow, my new poem included many devices, along with other poem techniques. Using these added depth to the poem, and made it interesting and feel relatable, with the new elements in the poem. The learning and recognition of the devices and techniques were completely new to me helping to create a much better poem to read and feel.

Sonnet 19 is a sonnet that deals with time and the things or people that fall victim to it. Several examples of figurative language such as personification help give the poem life and keep the reader interested. Sonnet 19, has a rhyme scheme of ABAB CDCD EFEF GG. The first 12 lines present a problem, and the last two lines, also known as a couplet, present a solution to the problem. This is known as a Shakespearean sonnet or sometimes referred to as an English style sonnet.

Read the poem again, what literary techniques does the author use? What words/phrases/images stand out as significant?

Stirling McKelvie Mrs. Ivey AP English IV 18 April 2015 Poetic Analysis It is a rarity for one find poetry that recognizes that the object of one’s affection is far from perfection. For instance, “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun (sonnet 130)” is a sonnet written by William Shakespeare in the year of 1609 that appears to be filled with insults directed to his lover, but in the end, he expresses his deep and genuine affection for her. This poem relates to “To Dorothy” by Marvin Bell, which was produced in 1937.

An examination of the sonnet from Petrarch to Browning. A sonnet is a poem, which traditionally contains the subject of love. The creator of the sonnet was a man named Francesco Petrarca who was usually referred to as Petrarch. Petrarch wrote many of his sonnets

Socrates once said: “[...]For anything that men can tell, death may be the greatest good that can happen to them: but they fear it as if they knew quite well that it was the greatest of evils. And what is this but that shameful ignorance of thinking that we know what we do not know?” (“Socrates”) Sonnet X by John Donne discusses the idea that people fear death without just cause, simply because humans are terrified of that which they cannot comprehend. In his poem, Donne communicates this messages by means of conceit, personification, and witty wordplay.

Are some of us born more naked than others? Brought into the world ready to take in every criticism, suggestion, or unkind remark as gospel, increasing the shame and humiliation delivered along with the placenta? If so, maybe that manner of coming into the world created my submissive nature – or maybe my submissive nature merely makes me comfortable with embarrassment and shame. In the daily rush of getting through life, these are questions I don't need to answer. However, I think understanding requires going all the way back to the beginning.

William Shakespeare’s ‘Sonnet 130’ and John Milton’s ‘Methought I saw my Late Espouséd Saint’ are both sonnets that adapt the Petrarchan tradition of the donna angelica. The poems both use the traditional sonnet structure, use imagery to describe a specific kind of beauty and were both written in the Early modern period when the Petrarchan tradition was popular. In spite of this, both ‘Sonnet 130’ and ‘Methought I Saw My Late Espouséd Saint’ avert from the Petrarchan tradition of donna angelica with a more women-friendly approach. ….

Sonnet to science is a Lyric poem that gets ones attention from the first word. This Sonnet has high diction that through out the poem makes the readers aware of a serious concern the poet is trying to express. The title “Sonnet to Science”, can instantly bring to mind that the poem praise to science, however as the poem goes on, readers will realize is the exact opposite. The poem was written in the year 1829 right in the middle of the industrial revolution going on in Europe, a revolution that would affect every aspect of how things were done, and eventually translate to the United States. Basically many duties and tasks that were agrarian and rural became more industrial and urban. This could be the reason why Poe is starting to feel overwhelm by the changes science is doing in Society. The poem is being narrated by a poet that is worried and concerned about the danger of science and all the pleasures that science is ripping away from artists. With the emphatic use of literary devices such as metaphors allusions and high diction, it is seen that the poet sees Science as an enemy and the cause of destruction of a poet’s fantasies and peaceful “summer dream beneath the tamarind tree.”