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Pre-twentieth Century Poetry
Summary: Discusses pre 20th century poets, including Lord Byron, William Shakespeare and Robert Browning. Explores the way each has written about love and presented it in a unique way.
`With reference to at least three poems explore the ways that poets in the past have written about and presented love'
In this essay I am going to look at poets who have presented love in numerous ways and how they have described love in their poems so it is relating to the reader. The three poets that I am going to be looking at are Robert Browning (1812-1891) who wrote "Porphyria's Lover", the next poet is Lord Byron (1788-1824) who wrote the poem "She walks in Beauty." The last one I am going to be looking at is a sonnet by William Shakespeare called "Sonnet 130." All poets and people in general have a different view of love. It can be affection for someone and whole hearted liking for someone. When looking at the word love it has various meanings to it. I believe that it is either...
This section contains 3,117 words (approx. 11 pages at 300 words per page) |