Choosing three sonnets by three different poets explore amongst other features the reasons for the poet’s choice of form for the subject of their verse.

Having examined a variety of sonnets, I singled out the following three because, as well as dealing with entirely different subject matter, they show a wide range of different techniques in using the sonnet form. The sonnets I have chosen are, ‘The Silken Tent’ by Robert frost, ‘On His Blindness’ by John Milton and ‘Anthem for Doomed Youth’ by Wilfred Owen.
In ‘The Silken Tent’, Robert Frost writes admiringly about a woman he has strong feelings for. He uses the extended simile of a ‘silken tent’ to describe the qualities in this woman. She is a graceful, confident and beautiful woman, as the phrase ‘gently sways at ease’ suggests. The tent has fluidity and a lack of restriction. The fact that the tent is silken, made of a beautiful and sensual material also reflects this image. The image of the ‘supporting central cedar pole’ depicts the security and sureness of her soul. She is a levelheaded woman.
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