2. LYRICAL POEM
William Shakespeare. 1564–1616
Sonnet CXXX. “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun”
MY mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun
Coral is far more red than her lips’ red:
If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;
If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.
I have seen roses damask’d, red and white, 5
But no such roses see I in her cheeks;
And in some perfumes is there more delight
Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.
I love to hear her speak, yet well I know
That music hath a far more pleasing sound: 10
I grant I never saw a goddess go,—
My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground:
And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare
As any she belied with false compare.
3. Why have I chosen this poem?
Because it is really interesting how he describes the woman
he loves. The language he uses is extremely ironic and
controversial at the same time. The comparisons portray
his woman's appearance in such a way that we can
spontaneously imagine her.
If we love someone we would never compare him/her to
things we don’t like. But I think that he is trying to say that
he loves his goddess beyond her appearance. The poem
itself has a perfect amalgam of irony and comparisons that
make it very humour as well.
As regards the images I've chosen I think they portray what
I've imagined when reading the poem.
4. Edmund Spenser 1552-1599
“EASTER”
MOST glorious Lord of Lyfe! That, on this day,
Didst make Thy triumph over death and sin;
And, having harrowd hell, didst bring away
Captivity thence captive, us to win:
This joyous day, deare Lord, with joy begin;
And grant that we, for whom thou diddest dye,
Being with Thy deare blood clenewasht from sin,
May live for ever in felicity!
And that Thy love we weighing worthily,
May likewise love Thee for the same againe;
And for Thy sake, that all lykedeare didst buy,
With love may one another entertayne!
So let us love, deare Love, lyke as we ought,
--Love is the lesson which the Lord us taught.
5. I've chosen this poem because…
It has to do with religion, and in those times people
really believed in sin and the purity of their souls. I
think that in Easter's time people were very proud of
their Lord and tried to grateful him for his loyalty and
salvation. The language he uses is old English and
very formal so I would say that it must had been a pray
or something of a sort.
The images I've chosen attempt to portray the author's
feelings and ideals as regards religion. Also, the photos
depict what Easter means and why it is celebrated
nowadays.
6. NARRATIVE POEM
Extract from “Annabel Lee”. Edgar Allan Poe. 1809-1849
Many years ago, in a kingdom by the sea,
There lived a maiden you perhaps know
By the name of ANNABEL LEE,
Who had no other thought
Than to cherish me and be loved by me.
We were both children,
I and my ANNABEL LEE,
But we loved each other so deeply
That the angels of heaven
Coveted this feeling from her and me.
And this was the reason that, long ago,
In this kingdom by the sea.
A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling
My beautiful Annabel Lee;
So that her highborn kinsman came
And bore her away from me,
To shut her up in a sepulchre
In this kingdom by the sea.
7. This poem is about a true love…
I would also said that it seems to be a kind of obsession
he has with his Anabell Lee. It is a haunting beautiful
poem, but also very sad. The author describes the
relationship he has with his girlfriend Anabell Lee and
how happy they are in the kingdom by the sea. But this
love was more than love itself and the angels full of
envy took her away from him. This story is very
interesting because I think the author must have been
in love when he wrote this poem. You can notice
through the emphasis he makes in her name “Anabell
Lee” and the countless times he names her that he's
kind of obsessed with his Anabell Lee.
9. IMAGES
I've chosen this images because I have imagined a
kingdom by the sea pretty much like this one. What's
more I think that the other picture is the one which best
depict the relationship the had had.
