Far On The Sands : A Shakespearean Sonnets

People and the landscape are inextricably linked and consequently each play a role in shaping the other. The texts we have studied show the implications for the individuals present based on their treatment of the landscape, highlighting the connection between the two. Both Judith Wright in her poems “Brother and Sisters” and “The Hawthorne Hedge” as well as Michael Wilding in his short story “As Boys to Wanton Flies” showcase the emotional ties between the individuals and the landscape. Both composers, through their chosen text demonstrate how the individuals are connected, influenced and shaped by the landscape showing that they are not merely inhabitants but are a part of their chosen landscape. This has been done to highlight the involvement

Thousands of flowers swaying in the wind, lined up like stars in the night sky. Just the thought of nature brings a smile to my face. The two authors, John Muir and William Wordsworth have two different styles of writing, but they share their love of nature to help us appreciate nature. We have two beautiful writings, written by two naturalistic authors, Williams Wordsworth and John Muir. Both authors have different ways of explaining what nature means to them, but at the end of the day both pieces of work are beautifully and creatively written. Wordsworth and Muir express their meaningful relationship with nature using descriptive words and witty writing.

Throughout the three poems “The Passionate Shepherd To His Love,” “The Nymph's Reply To The Shepherd,” and “Raleigh Was Right;” By Christopher Marlowe, Sir Walter Raleigh, and William Carlos Williams. We can see the themes of nature and love addressed in different ways throughout all three poems. In the first we see nature in a positive, auspicious way, whereas in the subsequent poems we see nature in a negative, gloomy, violent light. The tertiary poem “Raleigh Was Right” agrees with and supports Raleigh's views of nature in a negative light.

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. Smith uses tone and theme to convey her feelings of despair and isolation. Wordsworth utilizes various religious images to communicate his awe in the face of the natural world. While the sonnets share a setting and the topics of nature and tranquility, Smith and Wordsworth have different focuses which achieve different effects on the reader.

Throughout “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” William Wordsworth shows his relationship with nature through his choice of diction, fantastic descriptions, and shifting mood of his poem. There are also many words and phrases that Wordsworth included into his poem that shows how he feels about nature. These phrases are well written, extremely descriptive, and show how Wordsworth is influenced by the wild: “I wandered lonely as a cloud”, “When all at once I saw a crowd, a host, of golden daffodils", “Continuous as the stars that shine and twinkle on the milky way, they stretched in never-ending line along the margin of a bay: ten thousand saw I at a glance, tossing their heads in sprightly dance”, “The waves beside them danced; but they out-did the sparkling waves in glee”, “I gazed—and gazed—but little thought what wealth the show to me had brought”, and “For oft, when on my couch I lie in vacant or in pensive mood, they flash upon that inward eye [...] and then my heart with pleasure fills, and dances with the daffodils.” Another phrase, which indicates that the flowers were so beautiful that no true poet could be sad in their presence, also builds upon Wordsworth’s relationship with nature. These particular lines in “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” show how Wordsworth’s mood shifts from somber and lonely to joyous and content. The lines also show how the gorgeousness of nature sticks with

Wordsworth’s poetry lectures on nature while Keats’ poetry playfully frolics in the meadow. “The Eve of St. Agnes” stimulates intensity and personal connection because the fragrances, flavors, and feel of the scene come alive. The night is “honeyed,” the fair virgins are “lilly white” (VI), and the air resounds with “timbrels” and “faery fancy” (VIII). Madeline admires the “languid moon” and her interests spring to life as a “full-blown rose” (528). Objects in nature represent human characteristics. Renaissance folklore inspires the lines: “While legioned faeries paced the coverlet/And pale enchantment held her sleepy-eyed” (XIX). Mystic revelry and description allows the reader to feel apart of Keats’ poem.

The hustle and bustle of modern day prevents people from truly contemplating the meanings of their life. People nowadays have little time to become one with nature and detach themselves from technology. Two poets who captured the beauty of connecting with nature are Charlotte Smith and William Wordsworth. Smith in her piece “Written on the Banks of the Arun” describes in a cold and melancholy manner what she experiences near the Arun bank. Meanwhile, Wordsworth in his piece “Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey” describes in a peaceful tone his feelings while sitting near the Banks of the Wye. Both Smith and Wordsworth pieces contain similar underlying meaning, symbolism, imagery, and setting.

McKay borrowed Shakespeare sonnet format for his poem in order to portray his social protesting message against white people. As a sonnet, this poem has 14 lines and it is divided into four parts. The first three parts are each four lines long, and are known as quatrains and the fourth part is called the couplet. In addition, just like the Shakespearean sonnet, the poet is used a lot of metaphors or ideas one in each quatrain and he also uses the couplet (the last two lines) to give a summary of his thoughts. Furthermore, the poet also uses similar rhyming pattern like Shakespeare which has rhme in every alternative line, and the couplet always end with two rhymes one after another which usually called a rhyming couplet. If we assign a letter

As I was reading William Wordsworth’s poem, “Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey,” I connected many things from the poem to Romantic Literature. At the very beginning of the poem in the first few lines, it says the words: summer, winter, water, mountain springs, and cliffs. I automatically knew without having to read any further that this was going to be about nature. Nature is one of the main elements in Romantic Literature. The settings were always very detailed just like they are in the poem. The nature element also says that it is able to alter human perception and the way that one may feel. On line 56 of the poem, it says, “thou wander through the woods, how often has my spirit turned to thee.” This says that once you go outside,

There is a constant theme of love found consistently within many forms of literature. The reoccurring theme of love is indicated within two poems, Sonnet 116 written by Shakespeare and Cinderella by Anne Sexton. Love is like a diamond, extremely rare and difficult to find. Shakespeare and Anne Sexton surpassed many other author’s in being able to capture the theme of love in their pieces of literature.

has the gentle heart of a woman but is not inconsistent as is the way

In many ways, Shakespeare’s use of the sonnet form is richer and more complex than this relatively simple division into parts might imply. Not only is his sequence largely occupied with subverting the traditional themes of love sonnets—the traditional love poems in praise of beauty and worth, for instance, are written to a man, while the love poems to a woman are almost all as bitter and negative as Sonnet 147—he also combines formal patterns with daring and innovation. Many of his sonnets in the sequence, for instance, impose the thematic pattern of a Petrarchan sonnet onto the formal pattern of a Shakespearean sonnet, so that while there are still three quatrains and a couplet, the first two quatrains might ask a single question, which the third quatrain and the couplet will answer. As you read through Shakespeare’s sequence, think about the ways Shakespeare’s themes are affected by and tailored to the sonnet form. Be especially alert to complexities such as the juxtaposition of Petrarchan and Shakespearean patterns. How might such a juxtaposition combination deepen and enrich Shakespeare’s

As poems are created to have rhythm and sound of a similar song, Nature by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow shows how beautiful things can be described.

Of Shakespeare’s collection of sonnets, a vast majority have been commonly established to be both written about and voiced to a beautiful, aristocratic young man often labeled the ‘Fair Youth’ — a seemingly polar opposite to the almost unsavoury, lower-class ‘Dark Lady’ assessed as the featured object of desire within the last 25 sonnets. Although some scholars such as Nelles (2009) neglect the prospect of two separate, distinct and truly gendered narratives, this concept must be considered in reference to the forms of love found between the two dichotomized narratives. While the love felt towards the Fair Youth seems to be more distanced and inactive compared to that within the explicitly physical Dark Lady sonnets, the frequent blurring

Nearly 400 years after his death, the works of William Shakespeare have become well-renowned. One could say that through his work, the subjects of which he wrote and the author himself have become immortalized, receiving acclaim from scholars around the world. One such collection of work that has gained fame and admiration is his sonnets. Shakespeare’s 154 sonnets have received much speculation and criticism over the years regarding their intent and subjects. Although some believe Shakespeare to be the narrator of the sonnets, with the perspective and views reflecting his personal life and feelings, others believe him to have written the sonnets from the invented narrator’s perspective. The subject of the sonnets receives similar speculation, with some critics claiming the male subject of many of the sonnets to be a lover of Shakespeare’s rather than a friend for whom he had great admiration and respect. Shakespeare’s remarkable usage of poetic structure and devices provide readers with a great insight to his true intention of the sonnets, such as that of Sonnet 55.