Sonnet

Shakespeare wrote it so he is the speaker, as a man to the object of his love.

The book "Consilium" was written by L.M. Browning. It is a collection of poetry that explores the theme of seeking answers and guidance through introspection and nature.

The lines "Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds" and "Love's not Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks / Within his bending sickle's compass come" emphasize the theme of enduring love in "Sonnet 116" by William Shakespeare. These lines express the idea that true love is unchanging and transcends external factors like time and physical appearance.

Sonnet 333 is a Petrarchan (Italian) sonnet, which typically consists of an octave followed by a sestet, with a specific rhyme scheme of ABBAABBA for the octave and either CDCDCD or CDECDE for the sestet.

Sonnet 130 presents a realistic and unconventional view of love by emphasizing the speaker's love for his mistress that transcends physical appearance. Instead of praising his mistress with exaggerated and unrealistic comparisons, the speaker uses humor and honesty to describe her imperfections, demonstrating a deeper and more genuine form of love based on acceptance and authenticity.

Sonnet 106 by William Shakespeare praises the subject's beauty and worth, suggesting that no poet has the skill to adequately capture it in verse. The poet acknowledges the limitations of their own art in portraying the subject's true greatness and beauty.

Sonnet 116 - Let me not to the marriage of true minds - praises constancy in love (it is an ever-fixed mark /That looks on tempests and is never shaken;).

Sonnet 116 is a sonnet which is more radical than it looks (the Beatles' She Loves You broke several conventions of contemporary lovesongs, but so subtly that few people noticed).

Shakespeare praises love for its constancy and enduring qualities, at a time when almost all other sonnets focused on how exciting and in the moment sudden pashes were. Shakespeare also talks about admiring love in other people, at a period when love sonnets almost always focused on the love the poet himself (always himself) felt.

The turn in Sonnet 73 occurs in the final quatrain, where the speaker transitions from describing the aging process to focusing on the enduring nature of love and memory. This turn emphasizes the idea that despite the inevitability of aging and death, love and memories have the power to transcend physical decay. It adds a layer of hope and comfort to the melancholy tone of the earlier verses.

Leda and Swan is a Sonnet written by W.B Yates. Yates was a poet from Ireland and was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1923.

In Sonnet 169 by Francesco Petrarch, the personification appears in lines 5-8, where Petrarch addresses Love as if it were a living entity capable of causing both joy and sorrow. Love is portrayed as a master that dictates the speaker's emotions and actions.

Shakespearean sonnets follow a specific rhyme scheme and structure (abab cdcd efef gg) while lyric poems are more flexible in form and often express personal emotions or feelings. Sonnets typically consist of 14 lines, while lyric poems can vary in length.

An octave is a form of poetry consisting of eight lines, usually with a rhyming scheme of abbaabba. A sestet is a form of poetry consisting of six lines, with various rhyme schemes depending on the type of poem being written. Both forms are commonly used in sonnets.

The speaker's descriptions of his wild disorder'd gestures and lovelorn looks help convey the depth of his emotional turmoil and inner conflict. It emphasizes his inner struggles and the intensity of his emotions in dealing with unrequited love. The physical manifestations of his emotional state reveal the speaker's tortured feelings and the impact of his unfulfilled desires.

During the later 1960's, and particularly towards the end of the Cold War (1980's and later) many US poets became distrustful of what they understood as the liberal and antinomian tendencies of 'freeform'.

There was a considerable show of interest in traditional metres and forms from the likes of Anthony Hecht and Richard Wilbur, culminating in the production of the 1996 anthology Rebel Angels: 25 Poets of the New Formalism.

New Formalist poets have revived interest in forms such as the sonnet, the villanelle, and the sestina. The most visible of the New Formalist movement is Dana Gioia; though Timothy Steele and Brad Leithauser are probably more respected as poets.

So the sonnet is a popular form with some American poets; it is mainly espoused by New Formalists and their admirers.

But 'American Poetry' is so broad a field that there are many US poets who have no interest in sonnetform at all who work alongside poets who think anything not in strict metre isn't really a poem.

A sonnet typically consists of 14 lines. The most common meter for a sonnet is iambic pentameter, which means each line has 10 syllables with a stress on every second syllable.

A traditional 14-line sonnet usually follows iambic pentameter, which consists of lines with 10 syllables each and a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables. This meter helps give the sonnet its rhythmic flow and structure, making it a popular form for poets to express complex ideas within a defined framework.

A volta, also known as the turn, is a shift or a change in thought or argument in a sonnet. It typically occurs between the octet and the sestet in an Italian or Petrarchan sonnet, or at the third quatrain in an English or Shakespearean sonnet. The volta marks a transition in the poem's subject matter or tone, offering a new perspective or resolving a conflict presented earlier in the poem.

The sonnet "The Lotus" by Toru Dutt typically follows the 14-line structure and employs iambic pentameter. It also contains a volta, or a shift in tone or argument, usually found in the latter part of the sonnet. Moreover, the sonnet uses elaborate imagery and symbolism often associated with the Victorian-era sonnet tradition.

Almost all of Shakespeare's sonnets are in Iambic Pentameter (lines of ten syllables with stress on each even-number beat).

Sonnet 130 most certainly is:

my MIStress' EYES are NOTHing LIKE the SUN

Donne's sonnets often do not follow the traditional sonnet structure of three quatrains and a couplet. He plays with rhyme scheme, stanza length, and meter more freely than other English sonnet writers, often using irregular patterns. Donne also introduces conceits and metaphysical themes in his sonnets that set them apart from traditional love sonnets.

The sonnet features an external rather than an internal audience, as the speaker addresses and describes the qualities of the beloved. The sonnet is written to immortalize the beauty of the beloved through the words of the speaker.

The theme of the poem "Four Sonnets" by Toribia Mano is centered around love, loss, and longing. The poet explores feelings of heartache, yearning, and the bittersweet nature of love through the four sonnets. Each sonnet delves into different aspects of these themes, creating a rich tapestry of emotions.

The division into Octave and Sestet mainly applies to Petrarchan sonnets. In a Shakespearean sonnet the sestet is less important (sometimes not important at all).

The Petrachan sonnet works by taking two views of its topic. The main idea comes in the first eight lines (the Octave) then a slightly different point of view is presented in the closing six (the Sestet). The change of viewpoint is often called the Volta (and is really the defining feature of a Petrarchan sonnet).

Poems can tend to be a bit one-sided, with the poet presenting his point of view - and the reader has to agree with this, or else find a different poem. (This is a huge problem with Italian Canzone or the early Renaissance - the sort of poem Petrarch was trying to react against; it is also a huge issue with most contemporary poetry).

But because the Petrarchan sonnet has a Volta, it naturally presents two points of view. This means that instead of the reader being given the poet's opinion - on a take-it-or-leave-it basis - the poem itself invites the reader to think for herself (by weighing up the differences between the two points of view).

This second-opinion aspect of the Petrarchan sonnet makes it enormously more difficult to write successfully, and quite a bit more challenging to read - compared with a standard 'Oh What a Beautiful Morning' type poem.

But quite often a poem which makes you think for yourself is one which will stay with you longer

This inherent dynamic quality of the sonnet is a main reason why the form has lasted so long, and has produced so many truly great poems.