sonnet 18
Sonnet 18
Tracy Brito
4/1/2014
A sonnet is a fourteen line poem, formed by a single complete thought, sentiment, or an idea that originated in Europe. The sonnet consists of rhymes that are arranged according to a certain definite scheme, which is in a strict or Italian form, divided into a major group of eight lines, which is called the octave. The octave is followed by a minor group of six lines which is called the sestet. In common English form it is in three quatrains followed by a couplet.
Sonnet 18 is one of the most popular sonnets written by Shakespeare. He opens the sonnet with a question, “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” he is saying should I compare your beauty to a beautiful summer’s day. Shakespeare goes on to say that her beauty is gentler, and more perfect than a summer day. Her beauty will be eternal in his poem and she will not lose possession of the beauty she possess.
Shakespeare wrote this poem for his love, to let her know how beautiful she was. He wanted to ensure that everyone could see her beauty in his sonnet. In the end he tells her that as long as there are people on earth, than her beauty will live on in his poems forever.
As per Wikipedia, “Sonnet 18” is also known as “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day?” “Sonnet 18” is one of the best sonnets written by Shakespeare. His poem will have eternal life through the written words of Shakespeare. Sonnet 18 is a typical English, and Shakespeare sonnet, it consists of three quatrains, followed by a couplet. The poem has characteristics of rhyming. They also state that the writer portrays that beauty is borrowed from nature, and must be paid back. There is a statement saying that the poem is figuratively talking about procreation of homosexuality, however they contradict themselves by also stating that the order of the sonnets introduces the possibility that the poem is about a woman instead of men like the first seventeen sonnets.
Spark
Tracy Brito
4/1/2014
A sonnet is a fourteen line poem, formed by a single complete thought, sentiment, or an idea that originated in Europe. The sonnet consists of rhymes that are arranged according to a certain definite scheme, which is in a strict or Italian form, divided into a major group of eight lines, which is called the octave. The octave is followed by a minor group of six lines which is called the sestet. In common English form it is in three quatrains followed by a couplet.
Sonnet 18 is one of the most popular sonnets written by Shakespeare. He opens the sonnet with a question, “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” he is saying should I compare your beauty to a beautiful summer’s day. Shakespeare goes on to say that her beauty is gentler, and more perfect than a summer day. Her beauty will be eternal in his poem and she will not lose possession of the beauty she possess.
Shakespeare wrote this poem for his love, to let her know how beautiful she was. He wanted to ensure that everyone could see her beauty in his sonnet. In the end he tells her that as long as there are people on earth, than her beauty will live on in his poems forever.
As per Wikipedia, “Sonnet 18” is also known as “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day?” “Sonnet 18” is one of the best sonnets written by Shakespeare. His poem will have eternal life through the written words of Shakespeare. Sonnet 18 is a typical English, and Shakespeare sonnet, it consists of three quatrains, followed by a couplet. The poem has characteristics of rhyming. They also state that the writer portrays that beauty is borrowed from nature, and must be paid back. There is a statement saying that the poem is figuratively talking about procreation of homosexuality, however they contradict themselves by also stating that the order of the sonnets introduces the possibility that the poem is about a woman instead of men like the first seventeen sonnets.
Spark
Citations: Sonnet 18 Lord, Russell. MasterplotsII: Poetry, Revised Edition, January 2002, p1-2. (Work Analysis) Author Name: Shakespeare, William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 Ray, Robert H.. Explicator, Fall94, Vol. 53 Issue 1, p10, 2p. (Literary Criticism)