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The famous author, F. Scott Fitzgerald once said, "There are all kinds of love in this world, but never the same love twice." Love blooms in various forms, but even with the differences, everyone experiences the same feeling which can be represented in "Sonnet 18," by William Shakespeare and "I Am Offering this Poem," by Jimmy Santiago Baca. Describing love similarly, the poets usage of warm imagery, addictive symbolism, and affectionate tone shows the feeling of love. True love being undeniably similar, can be expressed through the words of these poets.
Giving off the feeling of warmth, the speaker of "Sonnet 18," expresses his love towards her by using imagery that revolves around a "summer's day." The speaker starts off by stating that the "rough winds," will blow away the flowers that sprout in May, which portray a cold picture associated with a chilly sensation. However, as the speaker continues to describe the feeling of love, he states that even if the sun's "too hot", he still loves her. Using the sun's ray to be too hot, shows that even if the feeling is really warm to the point it burns, he will still love her. The transition between cold and warm creates a suttle jesture, allowing the readers to get connect to get a better grasp of the warm feeling. Meanwhile, in "I Am Offering this Poem," the speaker also uses a similar style of imagery. Icy and chill, the speaker introduces the poem with the winter season. Stating, "winter comes to cover you," paints the readers with the images of snow and ice. However, he dusts the cold feeling by saying "warm coat," to show that his feeling can be drawn out of the cold with the feeling of warmth. He declares that his feelings towards her is like a "pot of yellow corn to warm your ...

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...t are often used to express how they love someone. The readers understand that the speakers are trying to their loved ones know that they love them thorugh these precise words, creating a loving and affectionate tone.
Love is something that no one can understand completely, but there is one thing that can be universally accepted: love creates a lot of feelings. Some are painful and mysterious, but some are loving and warm. The poems, "Sonnet 18," and "I Am Offering this Poem," demonstrates how the speakers similarly present their love through imagery, symbolism, and tone to show how they truly love their loved ones. Those feelings are so common these two poems are just some of the infinite amoount of poems that express these similar feeling of love: warmth, addiction, and affection. Love comes in many different ways, but the feelings are relatively similar.

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