In sonnet 116 Shakespeare writes about true love. ... In sonnet 116 the imagery is also apparent. ... How matched up to the colors of nature she has no compare, and at the very end describes this love that he has for her. ... The figures of speech in both of these sonnets are what make the sonnets interesting. ... The figures of speech in both of these sonnets are what really make the sonnet worthwhile. ...
Rhyme scheme and stylized nature also play a role in McKay's highly reminiscent work. ... The rhyme scheme of the poem is a-b-a-b nearly throughout the entire second stanza, which is loosely styled as a sonnet. ... Recalling the roll of a sonnet and romantically styled, his poem calls up the greatly admired flow of poets he respected and whose works he had read. ...
As the creator of all things natural, God is responsible for the "leaping greenly spirits of trees- and the "blue true dream of sky- that fascinate and enthrall the speaker.These phrases, found in the first stanza of the poem, show how Cummings uses diction, color symbolism, and imagery to relate to the idea of rebirth.The spirit of a group is the essential nature of that group, the basic feelings and ideas that it holds.Trees are one of the most basic symbols representing nature.Therefore, by thanking God for the "leaping greenly spirits of trees,"" the speaker is showing how much he appreci...
The story that the speaker tells in the poem portrays all his emotions brought from nature. ... The structure, language and the sound devices, support the theme of "I wandered lonely as a cloud" which is satisfaction and inspiration coming from nature, that is one of the main principles of Romanticism. ... The last two lines of each stanza rhyme like the end of a Shakespearean sonnet, this makes each stanza to look separate. ... "I wandered lonely as a cloud" is one of the best examples of poems in Romanticism, because it focuses on nature and all the beauty of the plant...
