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Create A New AccountThe ancient poetry was prefiguring the beauty of speaker's beloved. The old poetry described and praised the beautiful parts of body like lips, hands, feet, eyes, brows etc which speaker's beloved possesses. Read summary of this poem.
The ancient poetry was prefiguring the beauty of speaker’s beloved. The old poetry described and praised the beautiful parts of body like lips, hands, feet, eyes, brows etc which speaker’s beloved possesses.
See lessThe tone of Sonnet 106 is excited and passionate. The speaker, in the poem talks about the beauty and charms of his beloved. According to him, poets in ancient times imagines beauty but could not see it in real. However that beauty is now mastered by his beloved. Read summary of this poem.
The tone of Sonnet 106 is excited and passionate. The speaker, in the poem talks about the beauty and charms of his beloved. According to him, poets in ancient times imagines beauty but could not see it in real. However that beauty is now mastered by his beloved.
See lessIn the poem When in the Chronicle of Wasted Time' the poet uses personification for poetic effect. Here are some of the examples. "antique pen would have expressed". In this phrase, the poet is referring to the poets of old times. The pen is thus personified. "beauty making beautiful old rhymes". HeRead more
In the poem When in the Chronicle of Wasted Time’ the poet uses personification for poetic effect. Here are some of the examples.
Sonnet 106 follows Shakespearean sonnet form. It has three quatrains and one couplet. 1st quatrain: "When in the.....and lovely knights," 2nd quatrain: "Then, in the blazon.....as you master now." 3rd quatrain: "So all their praises.....your worth to sing:" Couplet: "For we, which now....lack tongueRead more
Sonnet 106 follows Shakespearean sonnet form. It has three quatrains and one couplet.
Following poetic devices/figures of speech have been used in Sonnet 106: Metaphor: It is a literary device that is used to make a direct comparison between two things without the use of as or like. In the poem, wasted time refers to history, wights refer to people, beauty refers to beautiful people,Read more
Following poetic devices/figures of speech have been used in Sonnet 106:
Sonnet 106 is a poem about beauty and addressed to the beloved of speaker. According to the speaker, the chronicles of old times had the mention of perfect beauty which is now possessed by his beloved. However no one has the skills to properly capture it. Even in the time of speaker, the people canRead more
Sonnet 106 is a poem about beauty and addressed to the beloved of speaker. According to the speaker, the chronicles of old times had the mention of perfect beauty which is now possessed by his beloved. However no one has the skills to properly capture it. Even in the time of speaker, the people can wonder by seeing poet’s beloved. However they are not capable of describe it in their writing because her beauty can never be put in the words.
In the poem, we find another important theme which is immorality of the beauty. We find that the poet has idealised the concept of beauty. According to him, the old poets did not have someone as beautiful as poet’s beloved is. Hence they only imagined it. Now that poet’s beloved is in the world, the people are still not capable of capturing it in their writings. Hence beauty is immortal.
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Kurduglu Bey
It is not clear whom the speaker is addressing to. It can be the youth of poet's time or even speaker's beloved. However it is clear that the person is beautiful and charming. Read summary of this poem.
It is not clear whom the speaker is addressing to. It can be the youth of poet’s time or even speaker’s beloved. However it is clear that the person is beautiful and charming.
Read summary of this poem.
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