Task: Read the following poems and find out the major ideas expressed in them Sonnet 1 8 by Shakespeare Shall I compare thee to a summer's day But thy eternal summer shall not fade Thou art more lovely and more temperate Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade, And summer's lease hath all too short a date When in eternal lines to time thou growest Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, And often is his gold complexion dimm'd; So long lives this, and this gives life to thee And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance or natures changing course untrimm'd Poem Appreciation 1. Determine whether the following poems are an English sonnet or an Italian sonnet How do I love thee? Let me count the ways I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise I love thee to the depth and breadth and height I love thee with the passion put to use My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith For the ends of Being and ideal grad I love thee with a love i seemed to lose I love thee to the level of everyday's With my lost saints-I love thee with the breath Most quiet need, by sun and by candlelight Smiles, tears, of all my lifel-and, if god choose, I love thee freely, as men strive for Right I shall but love thee better after death One day I wrote her name upon the strand And eek my name be wiped out likewise But came the waves and washed it away Not so(quoth D), let baser things devise Again I wrote it with a second hand To die in dust, but you shall live by fame But came the tide, and made my pains his prey My verse your virtues rare shall eternize, Vain man, said she, that doest in vain assay And in the heavens write your glorious name A mortal thing so to immortalize Where whenas Death shall all the world subdue For I myself shall like to this decay Out love shall live. and later life renew 2. Appreciate the following poems Sonnet 116 by Shakespeare Let me not to the marriage of true minds taken Admit impediments. Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds Loves not Time's fool, though rosy lips an Or bends with the remover to remove O no! it is an ever-fixed mark That looks on tempests and is never shaken t is the star to every wandering bark(三桅帆船), If this be error and upon me proved, Whose worth,s unknown, although his height I never writ nor no man ever loved
1 Task: Read the following poems and find out the major ideas expressed in them. Sonnet 18 by Shakespeare Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimm'd; And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd; But thy eternal summer shall not fade Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest; Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou growest: So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee. Poem Appreciation 1. Determine whether the following poems are an English sonnet or an Italian sonnet. How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For the ends of Being and ideal Grace. I love thee to the level of everyday’s Most quiet need, by sun and by candlelight. I love thee freely, as men strive for Right; I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise. I love thee with the passion put to use In my old griefs, and with my childhood’s faith. I love thee with a love I seemed to lose With my lost saints – I love thee with the breath, Smiles, tears, of all my life!– and, if god choose, I shall but love thee better after death. One day I wrote her name upon the strand, But came the waves and washed it away: Again I wrote it with a second hand, But came the tide, and made my pains his prey. Vain man, said she, that doest in vain assay A mortal thing so to immortalize, For I myself shall like to this decay, And eek my name be wiped out likewise. Not so (quoth I), let baser things devise To die in dust, but you shall live by fame: My verse your virtues rare shall eternize, And in the heavens write your glorious name. Where whenas Death shall all the world subdue, Out love shall live, and later life renew. 2. Appreciate the following poems. Sonnet 116 —by Shakespeare Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments. Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover to remove: O no! it is an ever-fixed mark That looks on tempests and is never shaken; It is the star to every wandering bark (三桅帆船), Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken. Love's not Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks Within his bending sickle's compass come: Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks, But bears it out even to the edge of doom. If this be error and upon me proved, I never writ, nor no man ever loved
The Bargain Sir Philip Sidney My true love hath my heart, and I have his His heart in me keeps him and me in one By just exchange one for another My heart in him his thoughts and senses guides I hold his dear. and mine he cannot miss He loves my heart, for once it was his own There never was a better bargain driven I cherish his because in me it bides. My true love hath my heart, and I have hi My true love hath my heart, and I have his Song: to Celia by Ben Jonson Drink to me, only with thine eyes I sent thee late a rosy wreath, And I will pledge with mine Not so much honoring thee Or leave a kiss but in the cup As giving it a hope, that there And ill not look for wine It could not witherd be The thirst that from the soul doth rise But thou thereon didst only breathe Doth ask a drink divine And sent' st it back to me But might I of Jove's nectar sup(gods wine), Since when it grows, and smells, I swear I would not change for thine Not of itself. but thee Go and catch a falling star by John Donne Go and catch a falling star, All strange wonders that befell thee Get with child a mandrake root And swear Tell me where all past years are Or who cleft the devils foot Lives a woman true and fair Teach me to hear mermaids singing, Or to keep off envy' stinging If thou find st one. let me know. And find Such a pilgrimage were sweet What wind Yet do not, I would not go, Serves to advance an honest mind Though at next door we might meet Though she were true, when you If thou be'st born to strange sights And last, till you write your letty het her. Things invisible to see Yet she Ride ten thousand days and nights, Will be Till age snow white hairs on thee. False. ere I come to two or three Thou, when thou returns, wilt tell me Compare Sidney and Shakespeare's poems with that of Donne, what is the difference in central idea? 2
2 The Bargain -- Sir Philip Sidney My true love hath my heart, and I have his, By just exchange one for another given: I hold his dear, and mine he cannot miss, There never was a better bargain driven: My true love hath my heart, and I have his. His heart in me keeps him and me in one, My heart in him his thoughts and senses guides: He loves my heart, for once it was his own, I cherish his because in me it bides: My true love hath my heart, and I have his. Song: to Celia --by Ben Jonson Drink to me, only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine ; Or leave a kiss but in the cup, And I'll not look for wine. The thirst, that from the soul doth rise, Doth ask a drink divine : But might I of Jove's nectar sup (god’s wine), I would not change for thine. I sent thee late a rosy wreath, Not so much honoring thee, As giving it a hope, that there It could not wither'd be. But thou thereon didst only breathe, And sent'st it back to me : Since when it grows, and smells, I swear, Not of itself, but thee. Go and Catch a Falling Star -- by John Donne Go and catch a falling star, Get with child a mandrake root, Tell me where all past years are, Or who cleft the Devil’s foot, Teach me to hear mermaids singing, Or to keep off envy’s stinging, And find What wind Serves to advance an honest mind. If thou be’st born to strange sights, Things invisible to see, Ride ten thousand days and nights, Till age snow white hairs on thee; Thou, when thou return’st, wilt tell me All strange wonders that befell thee, And swear No where Lives a woman true, and fair. If thou find’st one, let me know, Such a pilgrimage were sweet; Yet do not, I would not go, Though at next door we might meet: Though she were true, when you met her, And last, till you write your letter, Yet she Will be False, ere I come, to two or three. Compare Sidney and Shakespeare’s poems with that of Donne, what is the difference in central idea?
