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Back to category: English Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. A comparison of poems A Comparison of Love Poems I am going to compare three different poems: “My Box†by Gillian Clarke, “Valentine†by Carol Ann Duffy and “Shall I compare Thee…?†(Sonnet 18) by William Shakespeare. In my essay I will discuss the language, images, style, rhythm and many other aspects used to construct each of the poems. The modern poem “My Box†written by Gillian Clarke, in essence, is about a gift of a box from a man to a woman. The first line ‘my box is made of golden oak, my lover’s gift to me´. Clarke introduces characters, the lover and the narrator. ‘He fitted hinges and a lock of brass and a bright key. ´ This line has a sort of naivety about it because it is made up of monosyllables, also, when read it seems as if a word is missing between ‘bright´ and ‘key´. This may be deliberate to emphasise the youthfulness of the writer at this point in the poem. ‘He made it out of winte... Posted by: Justin Rech Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. |
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