In sonnet 18 Shakespeare uses the type of love that is young love. A quotation that backs up my explanation is ” shall I compare thee to a summers day.thou art more lovely and more temperate “. This quotation shows that Shakespeare does not want to compare his love for the person he was writing about to one day of summer.in sonnet 73 Shakespeare uses the type of love that is old love that will always be there.a quotation to back up my explanation is “when yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang ” and as the death bed whereon it must expire”.The first quotation suggest that the love the love that they had was old(because when yellow leaves or none hang the tree is going to die,)in this quotation the tree represent the love.in the second quotation Shakespeare uses word that refer to death which gives us a sense that the love is going to die.
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January 2, 2015 at 4:34 pm
Henry, this work shows a good understanding of the poetry. However, your analysis lacks a little detail.
When you select a quotation and place it in your essay, you need to explain it in good detail. For example, you could have expanded your analysis of your first quotation by saying:
Shakespeare questions the reader directly in order to give them a sense of feeling special. He asks if he should compare his love to ‘a summer’s day’, considered as one of the most beautiful natural experiences on this earth. He then flatters the reader by considering a summer’s day not to be worthy of comparison as his love is ‘more lovely and more temperate’.
You should also ensure that you are explaining how the quotation tells you what type of love Shakespeare is presenting. In this instance, it is likely he is trying to impress someone due to the flattery contained within his language.
Nice work. Have a go at re-drafting your response to add detail. You may then unlock a more complex reading badge as a result!