Critical Appreciation Of The Petrarpean Sonnet

In Foster’s How to Read Literature Like a Professor, it is stated that a quest consists of five things: a quester, a place to go, a stated reason to go there, challenges on the way, and a real reason to go there. In this particular situation, there is not just one quester, but instead and entire family: the Joads. They are headed to California in search of a steady job that will support them. On their way, they face money problems, car troubles, deaths, and issues with the government. The real reason to go there is always self knowledge in the eyes of Thomas Foster. The family learns that they must stick together and help each other and others out in order to survive. Without the help of their neighbors they would have perished of hunger and never would have made it into California. Unfortunately, they never actually reach the point where they have steady and happy lives. This is their Holy Grail. They were journeying toward something that they were never going to find in

In most stories, the main character has a goal. This goal could be a variety of things but most importantly, they must endure a journey to reach that goal. This journey, is their quest. Foster breaks the quest down into 5 simple parts, “a quester (a), a place to go (b), a stated reason to go (c), challenges and trials en route (d), and a real reason to go (e).” (Foster 18) Part a is simple, the quester is normally the main character, b is the goal, and c being the reason for wanting that goal. C is what the quester comes across in their quest, the “monsters” and hurdles they must pass. Part e is where most stories create their theme. What the quester learns throughout their quest, changes their desire for the original quest. They usually learn a lesson, or gain knowledge that is more valuable and important than the original quest and it changes the character for the better. The Wizard of Oz is a phenomenal textbook example of what a quest is. Dorothy, the quester from Kansas dreams of going "over the rainbow" to somewhere safe where her unkind neighbor won't harass her dog. Dorothy ends up in the land of Oz, and faces many challenges and trails en route. On her trip she meets the scarecrow, the tin man, the cowardly lion, and the wicked witch of the west. Each new character adds a new stress to Dorothy and forces her to make critical

-Every time a character sets out to do something it's a quest. The idea of a quest has evolved greatly, as literature has evolved.

1-3. The main idea of Chapter 1 Every Trip Is a Quest (Except When It’s Not) (pp.1-6) can be concluded in the following sentence: every story is a quest that consists of a person that has a reason to go to a certain place with challenges on one’s way which then leads the particular person (usually the main hero of a story) to the actual, or real, reason associated with self-knowledge, because the quest is always educational.

In How to Read Literature Like a Professor, Thomas Foster presents a guide to help readers further understand the novels they read. In chapter one, he claims that every trip is a quest, and every quest has five main components. Each journey consists of a “quester”, or a journeying character that lacks self-knowledge. This character has a desired destination and a stated purpose of going there. Throughout this journey, the character experiences challenges and obstacles, eventually learning something new about him or her self. Thus, we learn that a simple trip has a deeper meaning and purpose.

From this chapter, In learned that the truth behind all quests is to find self-knowledge. Most of the time, the people on the quest are young and inexperienced, but by the end of their adventure, they’ve found their niche, and completed their mission. There is always a quester, a place to go, a reason to go, challenges and trials en route, and the real reason to go.

“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” (“Sonnet 18”) is one of Shakespeare’s most famous poems. It is the model English, or Shakespearean sonnet: it contains three quatrains and a finishing couplet.. The poem follows the traditional English sonnet form by having the octet introduce an idea or set up the poem, and the sestet beginning with a volta, or turn in perspective. In the octet of Sonnet 18, Shakespeare poses the question “Shall I compare the to a summer’s day” and basically begins to describe all the bad qualities of summer. He says it’s too windy, too short, too hot, and too cloudy. Eventually fall is going to come and take away all the beauty because of the changes nature brings. In the sestet, however, his tone changes as he begins to talk about his beloved’s “eternal summer” (Shakespeare line 9). This is where the turn takes place in the poem. Unlike the summer, their beauty will never fade. Not even death can stop their beauty for, according to Shakespeare, as long as people can read this poem, his lover’s beauty will continue to live. Shakespeare believes that his art is more powerful than any season and that in it beauty can be permanent.

In the romantic era, British authors and poets focused on nature and its influence. Two of those poets, Charlotte Smith and William Wordsworth, wrote many pieces on the beauty of nature and their personal experiences with the beaches of England. In “Far on the sands” and “It is a beauteous evening,” Smith and Wordsworth describe their respective experiences on the shore at sunset. Both authors use structure, theme, allusions, and imagery to effectively convey their perceptions of nature. While the sonnets share a setting and the topics of nature and tranquility, Smith’s has a focus on introspection and Wordsworth’s is centered around religion. These have different focuses which achieve different effects on the reader.

     During the Renaissance, it was common for poets to employ Petrarchan conceit to praise their lovers. Applying this type of metaphor, an author makes elaborate comparisons of his beloved to one or more very dissimilar things. Such hyperbole was often used to idolize a mistress while lamenting her cruelty. Shakespeare, in Sonnet 18, conforms somewhat to this custom of love poetry, but later breaks out of the mold entirely, writing his clearly anti-Petrarchan work, Sonnet 130.

Our quester 2. A place to go 3. A stated reason to go there 4. Challenges and trials 5. The real reason to go … In the movie Home Alone (1990) Kevin goes on a quest to accommodate this lifestyle of ‘living alone’ without his family or anyone.

“The real reason for a quest never involves the stated reason” (Thomas Foster). A quester may not even know that they are on a quest. A quester gains self – knowledge on a quest. Additionally, a quester’s true reason of the quest may change throughout the story. Crispin, from Crispin: The Cross of Lead by AVI is a hero on a quest due to many factors.

Chapter 4: If It’s Square It’s a Sonnet This sonnet is in Shakespearean form. Hiram typically uses this form in most of his sonnets. I can tell it is Shakespearean form because it consists of four sentences(all occupying four lines except for the last two) Another way I could easily tell was by the rhyme scheme (ABBA,CDDC,EFEF,GG)

Overall, having these aspects is what’s important about actually having a quest. A little example of what quest is, if you didn’t get it, is like trying to get a job. You're the quester, the road to getting a job is difficult, depending on what kind of job you're aiming to get, you don’t have a dragon or an evil knight/villain, but there is the boss, the holy grail are your degrees, the damsel in distress/princess is money, the stated reason is to get money for you, but the real reason is to save up for your retirement, and/or your family. One more example is we as kids had only a stated reason to decide on what we want to become when we grow up, but go through life, get some experience,

In sonnet 95, the speaker depicts a paternal feeling while speaking to the addressee, where indeed the poet reminds his audience about way appearance can be so deceiving. The young man is relying on his good appearance to veil his sexual immorality. Being that he is handsome and attractive, people are reluctant to disapprove his behavior. In the first quadrant, the poet employs different stylistic devices, which include simile, as the young man is likened to a fragrant rose, and on the other hand, he is compared to a destructive worm, but all his dark side of life is hidden under his good looking and charming nature. What is important about this poem is the manner in which the speaker reminds the young man about his bad behavior and draws examples that makes him feel sorry about what he does behind his good-looking nature. By the use of diction, imagery, diction, images, metaphors and other figures of speech, such as tone of voice, allusions, syntax and structure of the speech, the speaker warns the young man against his sexual immorality, and reminds him that there are detrimental risks associated with his behavior if he does not change.

The majority of Elizabethan sonnets reflect two major themes: time and love. William Shakespeare, too, followed this convention, producing 154 sonnets, many of which deal with the usual theme of love. Because the concept of love is in itself so immense, Shakespeare found several ways to capture the essence of his passion. Therefore, in his poetry he explored various methods and used them to describe the emotions associated with his love for a mysterious "dark lady." These various ideas and views resulted in a series of sonnets that vibrantly depicts his feelings of true, undying love for his lady. Instead of making the topic less interesting, as some might expect, Shakespeare's myriad approaches