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Sonnet that is simple and modern and not shakespearean to give idea for English homework?
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∙ 14y ago
WB Yeats' The Folly of Being Comforted is not a Shakespearean sonnet, is fairly straightforward, and only around a century old:
One that is ever kind said yesterday:
"Your well beloved's hair has threads of grey,
And little shadows come about her eyes;
Time can but make it easier to be wise,
Though now it's hard, till trouble is at an end;
And so be patient, wise and patient, friend."
But heart, there is no comfort, not a grain;
Time can but make her beauty over again,
Because of that great nobleness of hers;
The fire that stirs about her, when she stirs
Burns but more clearly. O she had not these ways,
When all the wild Summer was in her gaze.
O heart! O heart! if she'd but turn her head,
You'd know the folly of being comforted.
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How do you say our in Shakespearean language?
Shakespearean English is considered modern English, so the answer is "our"
What languages were spoken England in Shakespearean times?
In England, they spoke English. Not Old English, not Middle English, but Modern English. There were a number of dialects of Modern English spoken which are lumped together as Early Modern (or Elizabethan) English. It is the same language I am writing in now with a few quirks.
What was the language in England during the Elizabethan era?
Early Modern English. Sometimes called Shakespearean English. If you read any Shakespearean play you will read English as it was then said in the Elizabethan era.
Does each line of a sonnet have to have 10 syllables?
No, each line of a sonnet does not have to have exactly 10 syllables. While the traditional form of a sonnet, such as the Shakespearean or Petrarchan, often uses lines of iambic pentameter (10 syllables), variations can be found in modern sonnets.
Is the book Ophelia in Shakesperian?
Shakespearean is not a language. Shakespeare wrote in modern English. If this book was written in English since, it was written in modern English, just possibly more modern than Shakespeare's modern English.
What is ' thou art ' in modern English?
"Thou art" in modern English translates to "you are." It is an archaic expression that was commonly used in older forms of English, such as Shakespearean language.
How do you say 'the' and 'that' in Shakespearean language?
Shakespearean English is English. Modern English. Almost all of the key structural words in modern English are exactly the same as they were in Shakespeare's day. Want an example? Claudio's line in act 1 scene 1 of Much ado about Nothing "In mine eye she is the sweetest lady that ever I looked on."
Why was Macbeth written in Shakespearean language?
Same reason your question and this answer is written in modern English. It was the version of English they had at the time. There have been many different versions of the English Language.
How many lines does a Shakespeare Sonnet have?
14Fourteen.
Where can you translate modern English to shakesphere's English?
Shakespeare wrote and spoke modern English. He would have little difficulty understanding people of today, apart from words for things or ideas which did not exist in his time. There is no Shakespearean equivalent for "cell phone".
Why do you hath to do your homework?
You hath to do it because it hath to be done. See the Related Question in modern English to find out why.
Modern English to Elizabethan English dictionary?
Consider using resources such as the Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionary by Alexander Schmidt or A Dictionary of Shakespeare's Language by T.W. Craik for translating modern English to Elizabethan English. These sources can provide meanings and translations for words commonly used in Shakespearean English.
