Sonnet

In Sonnet 30, Spencer uses "Fire and Ice" as a metaphor for the conflicting emotions of love. Fire symbolizes passion and desire, while ice represents coldness and indifference. By juxtaposing these elements, Spencer conveys the intense highs and lows of romantic love.

A Shakespearean sonnet is also known as an Elizabethan sonnet or an English sonnet. It consists of 14 lines with a specific rhyme scheme and iambic pentameter.

I think a possible theme for this poem is loving one another's imperfections. This poem shows us the imperfections and flaws of the speaker's lover. He explains that although his mistress is imperfect, he finds his love special and 'rare.' He talks about her eyes being nothing like the sun, her lips not red as coral,her breasts not up to his standards, her cheeks being pale, and the fact that he likes music better then her voice. He even rudely talks about how her hair is like wires and her breath is bad. Although he points out all these things about his love, he still loves to hear her talk and considers his love rare and special.

The phrase "alteration" can be synonymous with changing in Sonnet 116.

autumn is compared to a gleaner "like a gleaner....' in the middle stanza and compared to spring in the third stanza

The whole dang thing is ironic. He is apparently dispraising his mistress, but in reality he is praising her. "My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun", he says, with the implication, "They look like freaking eyes, for heaven's sake!" He appears to be calling her down by denying that she complies with all the timeworn clichés used by sonnetteers of the day, but actually it is the timeworn clichés that he is calling down. The last line, "I think my love as rare as any she belied with false compare" shows that he really thinks she is beautiful and lovely. Her cheeks do not look like damask roses; they look like cheeks, and pretty good-looking ones at that.

In Sonnet 16, each line follows the iambic pentameter rhythm which stresses every other syllable. The stressed syllables are typically on even-numbered syllables, such as the second, fourth, sixth, eighth, and tenth.

The 'change in perspective' (the Volta) is a characteristic of a Petrarchan sonnet, not a Shakespearean sonnet.

Many Shakespearean sonnets sum up (or sometimes comment ironically) on their main argument in the couplet.

But the change in topic or focus is not necessary in a Shakespearean sonnet, the way it is in a Petrarchan; so the answer to your question is: 'In general, no.'

Petrarch's love poetry is mainly addressed to a woman he saw at church on Good Friday 1327, whom Petrarch calls 'Laura' and who may have been Laura de Noves.

But it is misleading to say that Laura is the primary subject of the sonnets and canzoni: Petrarch says very little about the woman herself.

Petrarch is mainly interested in what 'being in love' feels like; so although the sonnets seem to be addressed to 'Laura' Petrarch is really talking mainly about himself.

Talking about a real woman in a sonnet pretty much had to wait for Edmund Spenser - who allows the girl to talk in her own person in his 'One Day I Wrote Her Name Upon The Strand - and didn't really get off the ground until Juliet gets to share a sonnet with Romeo in Shakespeare's play.

Some major themes in Charles Sangster's sonnets include nature, love, mortality, and the passage of time. Sangster often explores the beauty and fragility of nature, as well as the complexities of human emotions such as love and loss. Themes of life's transient nature and the inevitability of death are also prevalent in his work.

It means that if you really love someone, you do not stop because their love for you changes. If you do stop loving someone who stops loving you back, then your love is not really love.

Sonnet 18, also known as "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" was written by William Shakespeare in the 16th century, during the Elizabethan era.

it has three quatrains and a couplet.

Edmund Spenser wrote a total of 89 sonnets, which were part of his larger work "Amoretti" published in 1595.

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its a 14 line poem metered in iambic pentameter. It ia Shelley's most famous from 1817. Iambic is a verse consisting of a short syllable followed by a long or an unaccented syllable followed by an accented. A pentameter in this case is verse or line of poetry of five feet

"In Southwerk at the Tabard as I lay Ready to start upon my pilgrimage To Canterbury, full of devout homage" This excerpt from the Prologue of the Canterbury Tales showcases iambic pentameter with its 10-syllable lines and alternating stressed and unstressed syllables.

Sonnet poems offer a structured form that can help writers express complex ideas concisely. The rhyme scheme and meter in sonnets can enhance the musicality and flow of the poem. Additionally, the traditional structure of sonnets can provide a challenge and framework for creativity.

The metrical foot used in Sonnet 54 by Edmund Spenser is primarily iambic pentameter. This means that each line consists of five pairs of syllables, with the emphasis falling on the second syllable of each pair. The consistent use of iambic pentameter adds to the overall rhythm and flow of the poem.

In "On His Blindness," John Milton expresses frustration over his loss of sight and questions how he can serve God effectively without his vision. He does not scold God, but rather contemplates his role and purpose in serving God despite his physical limitations. Milton ultimately finds solace in the belief that serving God does not require sight, but rather faithfulness and devotion.

Sonnet 18 by Francesco Petrarch is a Petrarchan sonnet. It consists of an octave (8 lines) that presents a problem or argument, followed by a sestet (6 lines) that offers a resolution or conclusion. The rhyme scheme is typically ABBAABBA for the octave and either CDCDCD or CDECDE for the sestet.

Iambic pentameter is a meter in poetry consisting of five metrical feet per line, with each foot following an unstressed-stressed pattern. Blank verse is poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter, which is commonly used in English literature, such as in the works of Shakespeare.

a couplet

The rhyme scheme of a Spencerian sonnet is ABABBCBCC.