The Line of Beauty

Throughout history women were seen as the weaker gender. They were seen to have no power compared to men. Men however, fall victim to what they cannot control. This is women’s beauty. Hair has been and is one of the most prominent features of beauty. Hair in these pieces of literature function as an enhancement to their sexuality and beauty which in itself is a power they hold over men. In the poems of Paradise Lost and the Rape of Lock, two women who are so alike and so different both display the same power

to mock the conventional Petrarchan love sonnets which are about women who have unattainable beauty. This poem is written in the Shakespearean sonnet format which consists of a total 14 lines with the first 12 lines divided into three quatrains, and the last two lines make up a couplet. The quatrains establish the motif or problem of the poem while the ending couplet explains or resolves the previous lines. Sonnet 130 is a long conceit where the speaker of the poem goes through a long list of comparisons

“Barbie Doll (1969)” by Marge Piercy describes a story of a girl who was controlled by society's belief of beauty. Marge Piercy was what we call today a “Feminist” she fought for what is right and what should done. “Barbie Doll” by Marge Piercy is a narrative poem. The central memo of this work is that area is obsessed alongside appearances. The point the author is trying to make is beauty must to not be the most vital trait of a person. In today’s area everything is established on looks, people

in their respective poems, The Rape of the Lock and The Progress of Beauty, offer opposite representations of the nature and function of cosmetics in eighteenth century society. In The Rape of the Lock, Pope gives a positive representation of cosmetic’s nature and function in eighteenth century society. On the other hand, Swift’s representation takes a very negative tone. Both poets clearly appreciate and admire the natural beauty of a woman and their opposite opinions and therefore representation

the pace and the tranquil mood of the poem, making the lines more memorable. There are evidences of uses of alliteration in both the poem, since one of the overriding themes of this story is gender inequality, using alliteration seems very appropriate. Excellent examples of that can be found in the ninth line of "In an Artist's Studio" by Christina Georgina Rossetti, where"he feeds upon her face by day and night" (line 9), and the second line of "Girl Powdering Her Neck" by Cathy Song, lies in the

tells the person being read to in the sonnet about his/her beauty, and how the time cannot affect it. Time typically changes one’s beauty, physically and/or internally, which does not apply to the person in the sonnet. Shakespeare writes with a lot of figurative language, and many symbolic words. Everlasting beauty may sound like an untrue statement, but William Shakespeare proves one wrong in Sonnet 104, where he reveals how powerful beauty is. The one he is speaking about in the sonnet defies the

carry conflict in your life. A swan is beautiful with diverse shapes and sizes. It just impled as a bird in water ,but it has loads beauty to it. The way the wings are so white. In the poem “The Swan” by Mary Oliver the idea that the people should be open minded it is shown as the speaker goes from seeing the dreadful side in everything to seeing the beauty in a simple swan which was life-changing. However , Day and night everything changes to a black river at night to a crystal clear

Maria Baez in the new rising star in the Miami Beauty industry and also the new founder of the Maria-Maria Beauty product line, an all organic hand cream that was formulated to diminish marks and scars. The inspiration behind the product line comes from Maria’s motto “Hands are for holding, not hitting,” a personal catchphrase that is a reminder of Maria’s past growing up in the rough neighborhood of Overtown which is right in the heart of Downtown Miami. Growing up around gangs and living in dismal

discussing the desperation girls feel to meet society’s standards of beauty and what lengths girls will go to in order to achieve this. The poem starts off with the line “She just wants to be beautiful” (line 1), creating the mood of desperation in the poem. Alessia Cara is trying to communicate with readers a common conflict that young girls often experience. Many girls feel the pressure to fit society’s standards of beauty, often going to extreme measures. The poem continues with, “She goes unnoticed

Lunar Beauty” can be read as a poem as an enigmatic love that baffles the speaker, as he attempts to understand the complexity of the lunar beauty. However, Auden lived during the early 1900s and identified himself as a gay man, though he was married, briefly, to a woman. Understanding Auden’s biographical lifestyle can lead one to read “This Lunar Beauty” under a queer lens. Although the queerness of the poem is not directly stated; the structure and language of the poem lead “This Lunar Beauty” to