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Compare and contrast pre Twentieth century Poetry 'Sonnet' by Christina Rossetti and 'Sonnet 18' by William Shakespeare''Assist me some extemporal god of rhyme, for I am sure I shall turn sonneter. Devise, wit, write, pen; for I am for whole volumes in folio.'' William Shakespeare-'Love Labour's Lost' The English Sonnet is poem form consisting of 14 lines, each with 10 stressed and unstressed syllables known as iambic pentameter, with set rhyme of: a b a b c d c d e f e f g g. 'Sonnet 18' by Shakespeare conforms to this structure entirely without fault, whereas 'Sonnet' by Rossetti dose not. Instead it has an unusual pattern of a b b a a b b a c d d c c d. although both poems do contain 14 lines. Many sonnets are intensely personal divulging carnal interests and indulgences that suggest that they may not have been intended for public consumption. Others are deeply emotional, disclosing the author's most private feelings and emotions that, again, may have been intended as private exercises.
Moreover Shakespeare dwells on that fact that summer is far too short and is not always perfect for 'Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines'This is as well a metaphor, because the sun is compared to heaven. The seasons presented in each poem reflect upon the nature of the poem in question. For she refers to they're meeting as 'First hour, first moment of your meeting me,'The reason for the creation of this sonnet is again similar to that of 'Sonnet 18', for the impetus is to simply try venerate the emotion of love. However as the sonnet progresses the season of spring melts, and is replaced with winter 'traceless as a thaw of bygone snow;' Regretably Rossetti realises that she had been in love and despondently ventures to recall the moment of their first meeting in the hope of savouring the pathos. ''Sonnet' depicts one of the central human tragedies. He achieves this through his verse, believing that, as history writes itself, his friend will become one with time. First moment of your meeting' Both poems confront the inclination and predilection to immortalise a period of time or person through poetry. Personification is used throughout 'Sonnet 18', to delineate the poets love and admiration for his muse. Shakespeare begins the sonnet with a rhetorical question 'Shall I compare thee to a summers day?'and continues by answering the question established by revealing 'Thou art more lovely and more temperate'Shakespeare wants to portray the image of his muse as 'more' lovely than summer itself. The theme of lost opportunity, of joys unvalued until they have been snatched away forever, runs through the poems of Rossetti. The couplet reaffirms the poet's hope that as long as there is breath in mankind, his poetry too will live on, and ensure the immortality of his muse, for' long lives this and this gives life to thee. It is also somewhat the most sincere and forthright in language and intent. The poem is directed at the paramour of the poet. Sonnet 18 contrives to exalt and glorify the poets muse in the glow as an 'eternal summer'. Shakespeare's only explanation to such profound joy and beauty is to ensure that his friend is forever in human memory 'Long lives this and this gives life to thee', Saved from ultimate oblivion that accompanies death.
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