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  1. interestingliterature.com

    The sixteenth century was the great century for the sonnet sequence in English literature; Anne Locke's A Meditation of a Penitent Sinner from the 1560s was the first English sonnet sequence, but it was relatively short.Lady Mary Wroth (1587-c.1652) was the first Englishwoman to write a substantial sonnet sequence.
  2. poemanalysis.com

    'Sonnet 131,' also known as 'Thou art as tyrannous, so as thou art,' is a poem about how the Dark Lady's beauty moves the speaker. ... This poem exemplifies the artistry of 17th-century poetry, showcasing the concise and contemplative nature of the haiku form. During this period, poetry often emphasized simplicity and understatement ...
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  4. classicalpoets.org

    With the inauguration of the 17th century, Baroque attitudes swept through Europe; and in England, the period came under Samuel Johnson's nomenclature Metaphysical. Sonnet 10, from John Donne's Holy Sonnets, a powerful apostrophe to death, is an illustration of the rhetoric and tenor of the time.
  5. poetryfoundation.org

    Poems, readings, poetry news and the entire 110-year archive of POETRY magazine. Poems & Poets. Topics & Themes. Features. Events & Programs. About Us. Poetry Magazine . October 2024 Subscribe. ... Sonnet; Big Clock. By Li-Young Lee. When the big clock at the train station stopped,the leaves kept falling,the trains kept running,my mother ...
  6. poemanalysis.com

    The Shakespearean sonnet is a form of poetry that consists of three quatrains and a concluding couplet, with a rhyme scheme of abab cdcd efef gg. 'Sonnet 18' is a classic example of the form and reflects Shakespeare's mastery of the sonnet tradition. ... Period: 17th Century. Nationality: English. Themes: Desire, Disappointment. Emotions: Guilt ...
  7. poemanalysis.com

    Period: 17th Century. Nationality: English. Themes: Death, Immortality, New Life, Religion. ... This poem is a sonnet with 14 lines as is typical of this form of poetry. It has a meditative feel and is about the natural world, typical of sonnets. The poem is not long, meaning that the issues such as spiritual rebirth and change, presented in ...
  8. thoughtco.com

    The love poems of the English Renaissance (late 15th-early 17th century) are considered to be some of the most romantic of all time. Many of the most famous poets are more well-known as the Elizabethan era playwrights—Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593), Ben Jonson (1572-1637), and the most renowned of all, William Shakespeare (1564-1616).
  9. poemverse.org

    2. Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare. No discussion of 17th century love poetry would be complete without mentioning the Bard himself. William Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 is a true masterpiece, often referred to as "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" The sonnet explores the timelessness of love and the power of poetry to preserve beauty ...
  10. interestingliterature.com

    Composed when Keats was just 20 years of age, this is one of his most widely anthologised sonnets. The poem focuses on Keats's initial encounter with an English translation of Homer's poetry by George Chapman (c. 1559-1634), likening the experience to that of an astronomer discovering a new planet or an explorer sighting an unknown land.
  11. immortalpoetry.com

    Poetry by century: 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st. Pages in category "17th century poetry" The following 57 pages are in this category, out of 57 total. A. A Charge; A Farewell to the World; A Nymph's Passion; A Valediction Forbidden Mourning; An Ode to Himself ...
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