Sunday, October 23, 2011
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day is a Shakesperean sonnet. A 14 line poem. It's not long and I wouldnt say boring. The first time I read it, it was confusing. I didn't know what it was talking about. I kinda have a sence if what it's saying. He wouldnt compare his love to summer because eventually it will end. But to him love will last forever. Its rhyme scheme is like a,b,a,b,c,d,c,d,e,f,e,f,g,g I think that's how it goes. These ideas contribute because it's comparing a lover to a season. Meaning that love doesn't have to end just because the season did. Love can always go on and wouldn't die. At least that's what I think.
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Kay-Cee, you forgot the fact that Ms. Noonan said that the poem wasn't about romance, it's about literature, that's the reason why it's one of her favorite poems. It is a sonnet, and I also got the same rhyme scheme. Yay!
ReplyDeleteWhen I read it I thought it was about love, but then Noonan bust my bubble! Thanks a lot Noonan!
yea i thought it was about the love and stuff but then it was like nope, but that was ok the poem is right about love doesn't last and time will bother you like a stalker .
ReplyDeleteI only like this poem because it sounds romantic. I only understand somethings the poem expresses but other than that, I guess it is a good poem since it is used tremendously in literature. I also think that Shakespeare was very clever when it came down to writing his sonnets. Coming from personal experience it is very difficult to write a sonnet, it takes time and practice.
ReplyDeleteI love this poem its one of my favorite i guess because i love shakespeare.
ReplyDeleteI liked this poem as well. I liked how we "found the mushrooms" about how he was really talking about the poem living on and on
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