Analysis of Sonnet 130 Shakespeare's Sonnets, a collection of one hundred and fifty four poems, are widely considered to be some of the most insightful and powerful poems of all time. ... There are two kinds of sonnets, English and Italian. Shakespeare's sonnet represents the English sonnet. It has three stanzas, four lines each, and one couplet at the end of sonnet contains the theme of the sonnet. ... Sonnet 130 is an excellent example of the use of poetic structure, language and format to develop meaning within a poem. ...

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Sonnet 130 is one of the most straightforward poems out of all the 154 sonnets. Sonnet 130 is one of the Shakespearian sonnets. ... The first 126 sonnets are written to a man of great beauty. ... In the first two lines in sonnet 130 Shakespeare talks about a woman. ... In the last two lines of sonnet 130 Shakespeare concludes his sonnet. ...

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Sonnet 130-Analysis and Summary The poem begins in describing a woman, his mistress to be exact. ... Shakespeare also uses a central theme in the sonnet, which is that of Un-dying love. He writes, at the end of the sonnet, that hislove is rare.? This love is apparently being displayed throughout the sonnet by his descriptions of ungodly normality. The last term that stands out in the sonnet is the Metaphor. ...

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Analysis on "Love is Not Blind" - Millay's sonnet xxvi In this sonnet "Love is Not Blind", Edna St. ... Her sonnet starts with the statement that "love is not blind", which indicates that Millay's speaker is capable of seeing the imperfections of his or her lover. ... However, the speaker in Millay's sonnet tells the audience that although she is in love, she still clearly sees that her lover fails to meet the perfect standard of beauty. Similar to Shakespeare's sonnet 130, Millay then draws a comparison between the mistress' ugliness ...

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Such themes were illustrated in the epic of Beowulf, The Pardoner's Tale, and in Sonnet 130. ... The last form of bravery was present in Sonnet 130, written by William Shakespeare. ... But the male lover in Sonnet 130 was brave enough to do both of these, even if it was painful for him to say those brutal words to her. Bravery shown in Sonnet 130, came from the passionate love the male lover felt towards his sweetheart. ... There are many different ways a writing can be interpreted and if deep analysis is involved, it's obvious that in most of the British writings from the perio...

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