Poetry

POETRY

2005

1 ) a ) When in Disgrace with Fortune and Men 's Eyes ' and How Do I Love Thee ' are both English (also called Shakespearean ) sonnets Shakespeare 's poem has three main thoughts . Each thought is contained in one set of rhymes each set consists of four lines or a quatrain The first quatrain in Shakespeare 's poem speaks of the self-pity of one in disgrace . The second quatrain speaks of the narrator 's envy of other people that he (or she ) deems more fortunate than himself . The third quatrain speaks

of the character finding hope once again . The way Shakespeare develops his ideas is that he presents his argument into these three main points , each contained in one quartet . Then Shakespeare presents a conclusion to this argument in an ending couplet which in this poem refers to how the character realizes he would rather have love than trade places with kings (or in other words , those more materially fortunate than him

Dickinson 's poem on the other hand does not have neatly divided quatrains . Like Shakespeare , she makes use of end rhymes . The end rhymes in the first , fourth , fifth and eighth lines all rhyme . The end rhymes in her second , third , sixth and seventh line rhyme as well Lines 1 to 7 can be deemed one division of the poem since Lines 8 to 14 in Dickinson 's poem are likewise grouped together by their alternating end rhymes . The end rhymes in the ninth , eleventh and thirteenth line rhyme together , whereas the end rhymes in the tenth , twelfth , and fourteenth line rhyme with each other . Thus , with Dickinson , instead of quatrain , there are basically two groups of lines - Lines 1 to 7 , and Lines 8 to 14 - marked off by rhymes

When you compare the two poems , one can see that the development in Shakespeare 's poem is organized . One argument is presented after the other , and it shows how the character moves from one emotion (self-pity then envy ) to another (realization that there is no need to be envious There is progression in that sense on how the character feels . At the end of Shakespeare 's poem , the character feels justified . On the other hand , Browning 's poem consistently shows one emotion (and in that way one argument ) throughout the poem : it is someone measuring or expressing how much the narrator loves another person . There is no argument and no conclusion , just one sweeping expression of love which the poet compares and expresses in different ways . Yet , again , the main theme of love remains constant

Buffalo Bill 's ' does not use any repetition or any rhymes . It refers to a man called Buffalo Bill and the structure of the poem is appropriate for capturing the essence of the man . e e comings uses run-on sentences and it works because you get the idea that Buffalo Bill is a wild , happy-go-lucky kind of guy . This impression is affirmed at the end of the poem where the poet refers...