Love and Nature in Poetry

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The paper first examines the poem "Annabel Lee" and shows how Edgar Allan Poe captures the mystery of love with the mystic images of heaven and the sea. The paper then turns to Shakespeare's "Sonnet 130" and how he uses humor along with images of nature to illustrate his theme of love. Finally, the paper highlights how in "A Red, Red Rose," Robert Burns expresses the same type of sentiment as Poe does in that love is beautiful like things of nature. The paper therefore illustrates how each poet successfully expresses his love through nature imagery.

From the Paper:

"Images of nature are often used to describe the depths of love. Poets near and far lean upon the element of nature because nature is beautiful, long-lasting, and always surrounds us in one form or another. Three poems that illustrate the incorporation of nature to emphasize the depths of love are Edgar Allan Poe's "Annabel Lee," William Shakespeare's "Sonnet 130," and Richard Burns' "A Red, Red Rose." While each of these poets utilizes the technique of nature imagery in different ways, each poet successfully expresses his love through nature imagery. Through images of the sea and heaven, Poe allows us to see the loftiness and not-of-this-world aspect of his love. Shakespeare uses nature in almost the opposite way - but admitting his lover does not have beauty like nature only demonstrates the true depth of his love. Burns, on the other hand, brings us back to nature by comparing his love to seas gone dry and rocks melting away."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Burns, Robert. "A Red, Red Rose." Book Name. City: Press. Year.
• Poe, Edgar Allan. "Annabel Lee." Book Name. City: Press. Year.
• Shakespeare, William. "Sonnet 130." Book Name. City: Press. Year.

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