When I read Sonnet 43, "How do I love thee?" I was very impressed with it. I have read a lot of

The imagery used in this verse appeals to the sense sight. This helps the reader visualise what the writer is taking about. It also allows the reader to relate and connect more to the poem.

Although this is a short poem, there are so many different meanings that can come from the piece. With different literary poetic devices such as similes, imagery, and symbolism different people take away different things from the poem. One of my classmates saw it as an extended metaphor after searching for a deeper connection with the author. After some research on the author, we came to learn that the

The poem is structured in a way which follows the proper metre for a sonnet, however, it is unusual in a sense that it is free verse and has no rhyme scheme. The sentences are broken to fit the iambic pentameter. This creates pauses, and a choppiness in the flow

This sonnet has very smooth and fluid feel to it, most of which can be attributed to the iambic pentameter and Elizabethan sonnet rhyme scheme as well as the numerous sound

“Sonnet 116” written by William Shakespeare is focusing on the strength and true power of love. Love is a feeling that sustainable to alterations, that take place at certain points in life, and love is even stronger than a breakup because separation cannot eliminate feelings. The writer makes use of metaphors expressing love as a feeling of mind not just heart as young readers may see it. To Shakespeare love is an immortal felling that is similar to a mark on a person’s life.

She continues to list her idealized love in Sonnets 43 and 14, stating that love should be pure as men “turn from praise”, a love which people endure because it is right and correct. She again through imagery demands the purity of genuine love that can grow through time and endure “on, through loves eternity”. This clearly explores the idea of aspirations, hope and idealism within the sonnet sequence.

Gascoigne first uses imagery to emphasize the pain felt by the man in the poem. When he writes, “To see me hold my [gloomy] head so low,” he enables the reader to clearly envision a man who is feeling the anguish of heartbreak. Furthermore, Gascoigne also uses imagery to show that the man in the poem still recognizes the physical beauty of his ex-lover. He writes, “...Mine eyes take no delight to range / About the gleams which on your face do grow.” The imagery presented in the latter line expresses the beauty of the woman through the man’s eyes.

Sonnet 43 is an old fashioned poem; you can see this from the form. It uses iambic pentameter which creates the feeling of real speech, as though she is truly saying it to her husband. By using the famous phrase “how do I love thee?” by William Shakespeare, gives it that old traditional feel, also with it having many references to religion, such as ‘if God choose,

You seem to be discussing at least two different characters in depth. However, by leaving them unnamed and often referring to both of them with the same masculine pronouns, you made it a bit difficult for me to navigate the poem. I think the basic themes and style you employ are very effective for this poem. However, my confusion about whom you were describing at certain points detracted from the poem’s readability. I’m not sure if naming the characters would be the right move, but I think some clarification is needed.

In Ernestine Northover’s poem, “Joint laughter,” a theme of love can be seen. A couple realizes that marriage is not always beautiful. The married couple realizes that not everything in marriage is beautiful. In this famous poem the speaker uses imagery to show the joys and sorrows of marriage. Imagery is used by a lot of authors in their poems to appeal to the readers senses. Northover uses imagery to show the reader how beautiful marriage can be. The imagery in this poem also shows the reader that marriages is not always beautiful. In Northover’s poem, “Joint Laughter,” the imagery is critical to authorizing the theme of the poem because the imagery brings vivid pictures to the reader's mind.

Though one more easy to understand, compared to his other poems, it is still contradictory and confusing piece of literature. As a reflection on people’s - especially his - thoughts at the time, it works wonders (once it’s understood). And though the man himself and what goes on inside his head may never be fully understood, at least this poem gives a vibrant, albeit extremely contradictory, view of the surrounding

Edgar Allan Poe uses imagery in the poem “Romance” by describing change in love and accepting that change instead of masking ourselves to get desired results. In this poem, Poe interprets romance as pain and darkness, which shows that not all love comes with happiness. For example, Poe mentions “Among the green leaves as they shake, far down within some shadowy lake..” which shows that love is bad and good (Poe). The green leaves show the happiness that romance and love brings, but when the feeling goes away or when the leaves shake down, they are left in a pit of pain. It shows that with love and happiness, you are also given pain. Another example of imagery in the poem is when Poe says “...through gazing on the unquiet sky…” meaning that while the sky may

“How Do I Love Thee?” is just one of the many love poems that Elizabeth Browning had written in her lifetime. It expresses the unconditional love she has for her husband by listing the many ways she loves thee. Browning lists these ways by using a sonnet layout, many metaphors, and daily situations.

William Shakespeare, in his Sonnet 73 and Sonnet 116, sets forth his vision of the unchanging, persistent and immovable nature of true love. According to Shakespeare, love is truly "till death do us part," and possibly beyond. Physical infirmity, the ravages of age, or even one's partner's inconstancy have no effect upon the affections of one who sincerely loves. His notion of love is not a romantic one in which an idealized vision of a lover is embraced. Instead he recognizes the weaknesses to which we, as humans, are subject, but still asserts that love conquers all.

<br>In the sonnets the poet-patron relationship is reflected. These sonnets bring about an expanding awareness of the nature of Love, the realization of what is true Love. Shakespeare was conscious of and disturbed by the dual nature of Human Love, which was both physical and spiritual. He shared the belief that Love between two men would be of a purer form and more lasting.