Persistence of Memory

He concludes that others misrepresent their lovers and are using false comparisons if they say this. However, in this sonnet he portrays these images, and goes on to say that his lover is not nearly as beautiful as any of these things. In this sonnet he also uses images of nature to paint pictures in the mind of the reader. His poetry has reached many and influenced many of today’s greatest writers. Furthermore, both poems are very effective in their presentation. Another likeness is that both poems portray a woman’s beauty.

In conclusion, nature imagery and word choice are very potent strategies to covey the idea of beauty in seemingly opposite presentations. For these reason and many more Shakespeare stands as one of the greatest early modern poets. Both poems use nature as a powerful ingredient in its composition. He further states that any one who compares their mistress to these elements and says that she is more beautiful is overexagerating. ”(***) Other nature elements used such as “Rough winds”, and “death”, (****) are elements that have dark or negative connotations. Some of these are “summer’s day”, “darling buds of May”, and “eternal summer. As one reads the poem he or she actually envisions the images. These conflicting images are intertwined together so that they work together to paint an extremely colorful picture in the mind of the reader.