Classic English Love Poems (Study Guide)
Beschreibung / Inhalt
Das Dokument ist ein „Study Guide“ für bekannte englische Liebesgedichte. Es werden mehrere Gedichte von verschiedenen Autoren besprochen und analysiert, darunter „Sonnet XXX“, „Sonnet XVIII“ und „Sonnet CXVI“ von Shakespeare, „Song“ von Edmund Waller, „To His Love“ von John Dowland, „To His Coy Mistress“ von Andrew Marvell, „The Passionate Shepherd to His Love“ von Christopher Marlowe und „The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd“ von Sir Walter Ralegh. Jedes Gedicht wird in Punkten besprochen, einschließlich der Themen des Gedichts, der verwendeten Metaphern und Symbole, der Bedeutungen von bestimmten Wörtern und Ausdrücken und der Beziehung des Dichters zur Person, die im Gedicht erwähnt wird. Die Analyse hilft den Lesern, die Bedeutung und Botschaft jedes Gedichts zu verstehen.
Direkt das Referat aufrufen
Auszug aus Referat
Study Guide for Classic English Love Poems Note: a few poems which are not in the public domain do not have links here. You`ll have to read them in a book. Shakespeare: Sonnet XXX What sorts of things does the poet say he thinks of during his sessions of sweet silentthought? Why do both pleasant and unpleasant memories make him unhappy? Howdo the final two lines reveal the real point of the poem? What effect does it produce to havepostponed this direct address so long while the poet detailed various sorts of suffering? Sonnet XVIII This is one of Shakespeare`s most famous poems, consisting of a critique of stereotypicalmetaphors for women`s beautiful features. What are the usual stereotypes, and how does hereverse or modify them? Ow`st means ownest orown, possess. This in the last line refers to thissonnet itself. What is the poet saying about his own power? Is this a flattering poem? Why orwhy not? Sonnet CXVI This poem tries to define true love. What qualities does such love have,according to the poet? A bark is a ship, so love is compared to a fixed star whichmay be steered by (a sailor would sight such a star`s altitude to aid in locating his ship`sposition on the sea), but its true nature is far beyond ordinary human knowledge. The sickleor scythe of time is a traditional symbol of death, or its approach. What twounlikely impossible things does the poet compare to the possibility of his being wrong aboutlove? Edmund Waller: Song Here is yet another in the long series ...
Direkt das Referat aufrufen
Autor:
Kategorie:
Englisch
Anzahl Wörter:
2803
Art:
Referat
Sprache:
Englisch
Bewertung dieser Hausaufgabe
Diese Hausaufgabe wurde bislang noch nicht bewertet.
Bewerte das Referat mit Schulnoten