A Comparative Analysis Of The Song Stitches

Stephen Chbosky wrote, “We accept the love we think we deserve.”. The artist Shawn Mendes wrote the song “Stitches”. The author, Elizabeth Barrett Browning wrote the poem “How do I love thee”. The song “Stitches” emanates a negative tone. The poem “How do I love thee” gives off a positive tone. Both “Stitches” along with “How do I love thee” have similarities and differences; nonetheless, Shawn Mendes uses a negative tone to make listeners feel a dispirited heartbroken mood, whereas Elizabeth Barrett Browning uses a positive mood which causes the reader to feel a caring compassionate mood. By observing the song and poem together, I have come to the conclusion that although they have various similarities, there are numerous differences than there are similarities.

By examining the song “Stitches” and the poem “How do I love thee” it is evident that they are similar to each other; they both focus on the topic of love in general. In “Stitches” Mendes wrote, “Just like a moth drawn to a flame Oh, you lured me in,...”. In “How do I love thee” Browning wrote, “I love thee freely, as men strive for right. I love thee purely, as they turn from praise.”. These two quotes are similar when you view the fact that they both talk about genuinely loving someone. Not to mention the quotes are both

In “Stitches” it is written, “Got a feeling that I’m going under But I know that I’ll make it out alive If I quit calling you my lover and Move on”. In “How do I love thee” it is written, “I love thee to the level of Everyday’s Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.”. Although both Mendes and Browning wrote about love, Mendes talks being hurt and heartbroken by his significant other nonetheless he still loved that person. Browning however wrote about the different ways she deeply loved her significant