Abstract This paper is a literary criticism of "LovePoem" by John Frederick Nims. The paper addresses techniques used within the poem as well as the underlying meaning of Nims' work. It shows ways in which Nims addresses the issue of his lover's imperfections and yet, despite them, proclaims his love for her.
From the Paper "Poetry is the best way to convey love, and John Frederick Nims uses poetry effectively to convey his love for his companion. "Romantic love can be defined as a deep devotion or affection for something or someone and is often shared between two people. When a love is mutual, lovers find themselves compelled to communicate the love between them, for example, expressing love in a solid form such as poetry" (CliffNotes 1).
John Frederick Nims's poem "Love Poem" is a humorously light poem with an underlying love. This poem would make a perfect poem for a clumsy lover simply because Nims says there is more to a person than their awkward faults. Poetry is a prime way to express love, especially using such vivid imagery as John Frederick Nims does in ?Love Poem.? "And most importantly, we come to understand this poem for what it is" a true love poem?."
Abstract This paper explains that John Donne utilizes the techniques of imagery and metaphor to express feelings beyond comprehension in his lovepoems. The author points out that Donne is often referred to as a metaphysical poet, which means that his poetry, often a blend of passion and thought, was more intellectual than most poets of his time. The paper relates that the poet uses images such as a single teardrop or a compass to reinforce the theme that love is not only physical, but also spiritual.
From the Paper "The poet employs the use of a metaphor in the first stanza of this poem when he compares his lover's face to a stamping mill, which produces coins, which are tears that bear her image. He tells her, "By this mintage they are something worth" (Donne A Valediction: Of Weeping 4). This line indicates that because his tears are like coins, they are valuable aside from their obvious worth. The poet also tells his lover that the coins are "Pregnant of thee" (6). This image suggests that the poet's tears and perhaps his entire being are filled with images of his lover. As a result of this fullness, they are "Fruits of much grief" (7). Because they are full of her being, they cannot help but bring pain when associated with separation. In addition, when a tear falls and becomes separated from the eye, it represents another level of separation. This is an excellent example of how Donne utilizes fantastic ideas to make his point."
Tags: metaphor, imagery, metaphysical, passion, thought
Abstract This paper discusses the elements of poetry in two different poems. The writer notes that both of the poems are written about love. Further, the writer points out that they use many of the same elements of speech. In this article, the writer discusses the poem wrote "How Do I Love Thee" by E. Barrett Browning and Shakespeare's poem, "My Mistress' Eyes".
From the Paper ""How Do I Love Thee" may be the favorite poem of lovers and other who believes that love is important in life. E. Barrett Browning wrote "How Do I Love Thee" as a classical love poem. Shakespeare created the poem, "My Mistress' Eyes." Both of these poems are written about love. Both authors use different elements of poetry to bring the poems alive, but "My Mistress' Eyes" establishes a sympathetic contract as the poem shows the author loves his mistress even though she may not be beautiful in the eyes of others. The best way to decide which poem will have more sympathy is to analyze and then compare both of them."
Compares the Elizabethan-era Christopher Marlowe's poem "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" and early seventeenth century John Donne's poem "The Flea".
845 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 0 sources, 2008, $ 30.95
Abstract This paper explains that Elizabethan-era Christopher Marlowe's poem "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" and early seventeenth century John Donne's "The Flea" share the same theme of romantic love; however, these poems are intrinsically and distinctly different as were the periods in which they were written. The author points out that, though both poem's speakers seek to win over the object of their desire, the ways they go about convincing their love are strikingly different, their images of love are juxtaposed and their definitions and depictions of love completely contrary. The paper concludes that Marlowe's poem describes a romantic love affair, while the speaker in Donne's poem goes in a different direction: sexual gratification.
From the Paper 'The role assigned to the man and woman of these two poems are quite different. In "The Passionate Shepherd to his Love", the speaker (the man) clearly adores his love, while the speaker of "The Flea" is, essentially, a flea himself. The role of the man in Marlowe's poem is to give gifts and praise and care for his love. The role of the man in Donne's poem is to attempt to persuade his love into having sex with him. The women are treated differently and have different roles as well. In Marlowe's poem, the woman is someone to be put on a pedestal that should be given the finest things nature can provide.'
Abstract This paper discusses in detail the poem, "Sex Without Love" by Sharon Olds: The mere choreography of sex raises the deepest questions about body, soul, God, love and aloneness. The author believes that although some have interpreted this poem as an argument against casual sex, particularly the kind of casual sex that leads to mothers giving away their unwanted babies, the poem is actually a philosophical meditation on aloneness.
From the Paper ""How do they do it, the ones who make love/without love"? The use of "the ones" seems to separate them out into a separate race, almost non-human, perhaps uniquely gifted. The first line ends on the word "love"?ironically, because she is talking about the lack of love. The next line emphasizes that irony, beginning with ?without love.? By repeating love, and because of the lovely rhythm of "love without love" we are already taken right into the heart of this contradictory poem, which brings us passion, God, love, sweat, ecstasy?and yet all the while talking about sex and the body, shorn of any other meaning."
Abstract The poet Pablo Neruda is renown for his exploration of themes of love within his poetry. These themes of love range from the traditional portrays of passion to representations of political commitment. This paper critically assesses Neruda's poems of love in respect to the themes that are manifest within his presentation of love, where he argues that emotion and passion allows the individual to better experience life.
Abstract The paper discusses how the 17th century language used in this poem revolves around an iambic pentameter, which relies on rhyme schemes of couplets over the 12 lines of his poem. The paper explains that in breaking the language of the poem down, one can realize that that the rhyme endings rely on an abcdef format, as none of the line endings are the same in their sound and musical affect. The paper notes that in particular, Bradstreet uses certain word choices that impart the true feeling of the poem.
From the Paper "The title of this poem insinuates a feeling that this is merely a simple love poem between husband and wife. However, the ambiguous references to other feminine entities and the manner of materialism in the East (Asia) suggests there is a greater religious symbolism in the word choices that Bradstreet uses. The poem is about a wife's longing to eternally preserve her love in the marriage vows she has taken with her husband. In many ways, Bradstreet elicits the Puritanical views of love that include a sense of predestination in her tone about their past, present and future love."
Abstract This paper reviews, discusses and compares the poems "A Red, Red Rose" by Robert Burns and "Sonnet 130" by William Shakespeare. The paper reports that both these poems use hyperbole to highlight aspects of love, but do so in dramatically different ways. The paper further reports that these poems share the common goal of convincing their lovers that they love them in a unique and rare way.
From the Paper "In sharp contrast to Burns' poem, Shakespeare's poem makes it clear that he does not believe his love is supernatural. While many love poems, like Burns' "A Red, Red Rose," describe love as something greater than nature, Shakespeare celebrates the earthly nature of his love. Instead of using commonplace metaphors to exault his lover's beauty, Shakespeare uses these metaphors to demonstrate that his lover is not an exceptional beauty. Her eyes are "nothing like the sun;...her breasts are dun,...black wires grow on her head," and her breath reeks. (Shakespeare). In other words, Shakespeare acknowledges that his lover is simply a woman, not something greater than this earth. In fact, he specifically states that his lover is not a goddess. Compared with the over-the-top love sonnets of the day, it seems that Shakespeare has little affection for his lover."
Abstract The paper looks at the strong contrast between "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" and the social commentary in Emily Dickinson's poems, notably 67, 249, 254, 505, and 712. The uncertainties of social standing that plague the character J. Alfred Prufrock are contrasted with Dickinson's resolve of these issues in her own life. A distinction is also drawn between their outlook and view of themselves in society and their ultimate happiness. The paper proposes that Dickinson's poems answer the questions Prufrock poses regarding his inability to take action.
From the Paper "At the beginning of the poem, Prufrock shows the woman he is with a sunset, comparing it to "a patient etherised upon a table" (3). This instantly creates an unsettling mood of social insecurities. Dickinson also uses ether as a metaphor, writing that she ?would rather be the One/ Raised softly to the Ceilings-/ And out, and easy on-/ Through Villages of Ether-? (505, 10-13). While Dickinson embraces this ethereal sleep, Prufrock eschews such intoxication. Prufrock's sterile use of the word is indicative of his staid, passive lifestyle."
Abstract The paper provides the reader with new perspective, and insights on the subjects of love and friendship: the difference between the two, and how they connect and relate to each other. The author utilizes various poems in exploring this matter, such as those of Shakespeare, Thomas Carlyle, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Emily Bronte.
From the Paper:
"Everyday life is dependent upon one's relationships with others around them. This is evident in routine encounters with mail carriers, bank tellers, and neighborhood grocers to more intimate experiences with family and friends. These relationships seem to run along a complex continuum -- from casual business connections to friendships and family relations to passionate, romantic love. It is at this latter extreme where the defining lines get fuzzy ? where strong emotions run rampant and often cloud conventional definitions of friendship and love. Is it always possible to distinguish one from the other, and where does one draw the line? Poets have long been trying to tackle these issues and offer a variety of insights and perspectives on friendship and love."
Abstract This paper looks at three poems by three different authors "Fern Hill" by Dylan Thomas, "Birches" by Robert Frost, and Christopher Marlowe's ?The Passionate Shepherd to His Love.? The writer looks at the use of nature in each poem and shows that while each poet has a different purpose, all three choose in their poems to focus on joy in life rather than despair, and use the beauty of nature to justify their optimism.
From the Paper "Robert Frost is perhaps the most obvious of the deliberate optimists. He looks at birch trees that have nearly been killed by ice storms and instead sees the beauty. He knows logically that the trees are gracefully curved to the ground by nature's destructive forces. He says, ?"They are dragged to the withered bracken by the load, And they seem not to break; though once they are bowed So low for long, they never right themselves: You may see their trunks arching in the woods Years afterwards, trailing their leaves on the ground"?
Tags: Fern, Hill, Dylan, Thomas, Birches, by, Robert, FrostChristopher, Marlowe?s, The, Passionate, Shepherd, to, His, Love
Abstract This paper explains that traditionally an epithalamion was sung during the wedding ceremony as the bride was led to the bridegroom's home and was about to cross the threshold. The author points out that "Amoretti and Epithalamion" is a difficult poem because of Spenser's use of archaic language even for his day, which gives the poem an almost Biblical quality reminiscent of the descriptions and idealized imagery of the beloved similar to the "Song of Solomon". The paper concludes that, using images from nature and religion, Spenser has created a lovepoem that captures the nature of romantic love when everything about the beloved person is perfect and all the world agrees. The paper includes several quotations.
From the Paper ""Amoretti and Epithalamion" is considered a revival of the ancient Greek poetic tradition to create an epithalamion in honor of newlywed couples. The form was lost during the Roman conquest until Spenser revived it. "Amoretti and Epithalamion" is like a duet, with one voice responding to the other. The two poems represent the two lovers as they struggle to create a union despite the conventions of their times. A comparison of "Amoretti" and "Epithalamion" shows both similarities and differences, but in both, Spenser uses nature for imagery and as an extended metaphor to create a tone of mysticism in his descriptions of love."
This paper is a critical analysis of the poem "To My Dear and Loving Husband" by Anne Bradstreet. It includes a couplet by couplet analysis which discusses the themes in the poem and a brief biography of the poet.
1,280 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 8 sources, 2002, $ 43.95
Abstract This paper looks at the poet Anne Bradstreet, known as the 'Mother of American Poetry', her life as a female Puritan writer in 17th century New England. The author analyzes one of her celebrated works, "To My Dear And Loving Husband", discussing her open feelings of physical and spiritual love for her husband, and how these emotions interact with Puritan beliefs.
From the Paper "Bradstreet's work, although sometimes very un-Puritan, is not completely rebellious when she does not follow the standard convention of Puritanism. One must keep in mind that the standard convention is based almost exclusively on men, Rosenmeier 4. She struggles with ?the tension and conflicts of a person struggling for selfhood in a culture that was outraged by individual autonomy and that valued property to the extent that it praised God.?
Abstract This paper examines Christopher Marlowe's poem, "The Passionate Shepherd to his Love" and looks at how Marlowe uses language to convey the concept that love is beautiful. The paper also examines how, intellectually, the author provides a rhythmic pattern to the rhyming lines that incorporates carefree and blissful images to enhance the concept that the love he feels will be beautiful and simplistic.
Abstract "Modern Love", by George Meredith, is a collection of fifty sonnets with sixteen lines in each sonnet about the failure of George Meredith's first marriage. The paper contends that the sonnets are a dramatic rendition of Meredith's own personal experiences and are told through the perspective of a husband. Meredith, according to the author, is trying to cope with the idea that his marriage is a failure and has discovered that his wife has been writing letters to another man. The paper explains that since divorce is not an option at this time, Meredith and his wife are made to portray a happy marriage so that society believes there is nothing wrong. The couple deceives everyone around them into believing that all is well and that they have the perfect life with one another.
From the Paper "A new century was dawning upon the Victorian Age and a time of change was creeping in. Victorians tried in vain to hold onto their traditional ways and refused to accept failure. The husband and wife in "Modern Love" did just that when they attempted to create a facade of a happily married couple. This performance is displayed throughout the dinner scene in the play when friends and family joined them in their home. The couple has fallen so deep into their deception that they begin to enjoy this game of deceit. "How curiously the dynamics of an age affect the human mind," (Hemberger 4) society being the dynamic in which the human mind yearns to please."
