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How is the theme of parent child relationship explored in the poems "if" "Poem at Thirty Nine", "Once Upon a Time" and three other poems?
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cousin Kate and the Secuction coursework
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Compare how poets present the theme of love in; Havisham, Valentine, My last Duchess, Sonnet 18, Sonnet 116 and Piano
Compare How Poets Present The Theme Of Love The theme expressed through these chosen six poems is the nature of love. This can be positively presented in for example, sonnet 18, sonnet 116 (William Shakespeare) and Piano (D.H. Lawrence). Sonnet 18 is about how the imperfections of summer compares with the perfection and completeness of his lover. Sonnet 116 is concerned with how true love is like a long journey and marriage- being a metaphor for true love will guide you through it. Additionally, Piano is about the power of memory of his late mother striking the man at a concert he went to, which brings about a light and sensual approach on the topic of love. Whilst others view love negatively, like Havisham, Valentine (Carol Ann Duffy), and My Last Duchess Ferrara (Robert Browning). Valentine provides a mutual, more realistic interpretation of love, and discusses the matter that it’s not always like a “red rose or satin heart”. Havisham is about a depressed woman who has been stood up at the altar and has been lying in bed ever since in a terrible, emotional state, indicating the destructive nature of love. And lastly, My Last Duchess is a dramatic monologue in which we hear the story of a duke looking for a new wife and throughout the story we get the idea that he has had her previous wife killed. Shakespeare’s sonnet 116 and sonnet 18 represent different
Compare and contrast the poems London, by William Blake and Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, September 3rd, 1802, by William Wordsworth.
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How do the two poets, Owen and Tennyson, in their poems 'Dulce et Decorum est.' and 'The Charge of the light brigade' communicate their ides about war to you?
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