The word "England" or "English" occurs six times in this poem. That's a lot for a poem that is only 14 lines! ... Let's start with the overall form of the poem, shall we? ... And yet this poem isn't exactly, 100% in the English style. ... There are in fact many different types of sonnets, but the two most common are the Petrarchan sonnet (named after the famous Italian sonneteer Francesco Petrarca) and the Shakespearean (or English) sonnet. ...

• Word Count: 3268
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• Grade Level: High School

This is displayed well in two of his more famous sonnets,My Mistress? ... The images that these words put into our heads are very true to his idea that his woman means nothing compared to nature, one of the main points of his poem. ... love poems. ...

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The first poem is about the soldiers who gave their lives in the war and the second poem is about Mackenzie King. There are three things that two poems are different. ... The first poem used tons of imageries. ... Mackenzie King was become famous after he sent soldiers to the war, while the soldiers were killed and injured. ... These two poems are saying about horror of wars. ...

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Amoretti, whose title means little love poems, is composed of eighty-eight sonnets. ... Another poem Spenser wrote to show the power of love is Sonnet 75 from Amoretti. Spenser shows his love for a woman by telling her that she should want him because he will make her famous through his poems. ... He feels that their love is transferred from earth to heaven by his poem, and feels that they will be together forever. ...

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Among some of those things written were his ever famous sonnets. A sonnet is a fourteen-line poem usually in iambic pentameter with a specific rhyme scheme. ... The Sh sound threads through the poem, with shall, shake and short. ... In conclusion Sonnet 18 focuses on the beauty of the young lover,and how beauty fades, but this persons beauty will not because it will be remembered by everyone who reads this poem. ... Shakespeare makes use of much symbolism and many other figurative devices in this poem that contribute and emphasize to the overall theme of the poem. ...

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Sonnet 116 is one of the most famous love poems. The poem was written by William Shakespeare. In this poem the stanzas tell of different aspects of love. ... This poem is an English sonnet. ... In the poem it most likely refers to the last judgment. ...

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Unique as a nondramatic poet in the Elizabethan age created many famous poems and writings. ... The Shepherd's Calendar, Printed in 1579, is one of his most famous works inspired by his friend Sidney. ... He completed many sonnets but his most famous one were from Amoretti. ... Our age does not itself produce long poems of very hich quality, and Spenser's fame depends on his writings (E.E. ...

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In one of Keats" most famous poems, "When I Have Fears that I May Cease to be- Keats explains to the reader his fears of dying before he is able to share with everyone all that he knows. ... Everyone has a need to be remembered and that universal appeal is clear in this poem. ... John Keats has a very pessimistic view in this poem. ...

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Donne uses some very evocative imagery in this universally relevant poem. ... Donne's most famous conceit is then introduced. ... Batter My Heart is a very controversial poem about religion. ... Donne is writing this poem in desperation. ... The poems have a universality that seems to live on throughout time. ...

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In one of his most famous works, "plato told," Cummings cites other famous historical figures who have warned against war, but ironically, he paves his way in becoming an icon himself through his protest. ... So, the last stanza answers the questions that we've been wondering through the poem. ... Throughout the poem, Cummings uses the word "etcetera," for many different usages, and parts of speech. ... Most importantly, the poem foreshadows his later poems, which put love on a pedestal, high above the power of conflict, or anything else on earth. ... Also, "i sing of Olaf," relates ...

• Word Count: 4790
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: High School

It is arguably the most famous of the sonnets, only lines such as "To be or not to be" and "Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?... Sonnet 18 is, at its clearest, a poem about how art itself can give value to human life. ... Man, in the natural world, can't avoid being subject to time, but it is through literature, through this very poem, that he can free himself. ...

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Romeo and Juliet is undoubtedly the most famous love story in English literary history; love is the play's dominant and most important theme. ... This is traditionally a love poem about unrequited love, but it is obvious at this early point in the play in the way that the sonnet is shared between both Romeo and Juliet, that the spell that has been cast over Romeo has been cast over Juliet as well. ... What follows is the aptly named balcony scene, perhaps the most famous scene in the play. ...

• Word Count: 1527
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School