Comparison of two sonnets
Comparison of two sonnets
A sonnet is a form of a poem that originated in Europe, mainly Italy. The term sonnet derives from the Italian word sonetto, meaning "little song”. By the thirteenth century sonnets were widely used as sort of encrypted love letters written by many, but those who wrote them for a living were called sonneteers. Many tried and failed at the art of sonnet writing but the few who were successful gained much recognition for their works. One of the most well-known sonnet writers is William Shakespeare, who wrote 154 sonnets! Traditional sonnets have many different features; they are written predominantly in a meter called iambic pentameter, this is a rhyme scheme in which each sonnet line consists of ten syllables. The syllables are divided into five pairs called iambs or iambic feet. An iamb is a unit made up of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable. An example of an iamb would be goodBYE. As well as this they traditionally consist of 14 lines. Traditionally a sonnet is split into three sections: the first is a quatrain of four lines with a rhyming scheme of a b a b.The second is an octave which consists of seven lines with a rhyming sceme of: c d c d e f e f.The final section is called a rhyming couplet that is two lines long which has a rhyming sceme of g g. The final feature of a sonnet is that the subject matter is usually love.
The first sonnet is ‘Anne Hathaway’ which is written by Carol Ann Duffy from the point of view of Shakespeares’ wife. It is a very passionate poem which is quite strange considering many people at the time of Shakespeare argued that Anne Hathaway and Shakespeare were not in love and only married because Anne Hathaway became pregnant but those people may have been wrong, and we can never truly know what went on between the couple. It is a very traditional sonnet and follows all the rules it should do. For example it consists of the three sections and follows the iambic pentameter, as well as
A sonnet is a form of a poem that originated in Europe, mainly Italy. The term sonnet derives from the Italian word sonetto, meaning "little song”. By the thirteenth century sonnets were widely used as sort of encrypted love letters written by many, but those who wrote them for a living were called sonneteers. Many tried and failed at the art of sonnet writing but the few who were successful gained much recognition for their works. One of the most well-known sonnet writers is William Shakespeare, who wrote 154 sonnets! Traditional sonnets have many different features; they are written predominantly in a meter called iambic pentameter, this is a rhyme scheme in which each sonnet line consists of ten syllables. The syllables are divided into five pairs called iambs or iambic feet. An iamb is a unit made up of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable. An example of an iamb would be goodBYE. As well as this they traditionally consist of 14 lines. Traditionally a sonnet is split into three sections: the first is a quatrain of four lines with a rhyming scheme of a b a b.The second is an octave which consists of seven lines with a rhyming sceme of: c d c d e f e f.The final section is called a rhyming couplet that is two lines long which has a rhyming sceme of g g. The final feature of a sonnet is that the subject matter is usually love.
The first sonnet is ‘Anne Hathaway’ which is written by Carol Ann Duffy from the point of view of Shakespeares’ wife. It is a very passionate poem which is quite strange considering many people at the time of Shakespeare argued that Anne Hathaway and Shakespeare were not in love and only married because Anne Hathaway became pregnant but those people may have been wrong, and we can never truly know what went on between the couple. It is a very traditional sonnet and follows all the rules it should do. For example it consists of the three sections and follows the iambic pentameter, as well as