Both writers have a dismal and desirable theme to their writing. Two characters are desperate to find happiness in more than what they already have. The narrator's chose to write both pieces of writing with a descriptive writing style. In Shakespeare's “Sonnet XXIX” and Coelho's The Alchemist, there are many instances of symbolism that contribute to the portrayal of two characters who covet. With the use of irony, many times one may assume that the boy or the narrator has given up, however they both push through whatever internal struggle is within them. Imagery provided a somber theme to the two stories. The characters of these stories are seeking something more than what they originally have. The descriptive writing style used in these two writings is used to depict different hidden themes. In The Alchemist, Santiago’s sheep are a described as a past life that he must learn to let go of. “The world speaks many languages” (Coelho 82). One of the many languages of the world is discovered by the boy …show more content…
For most of the book the boy feels that he can not achieve his goal of discovering his personal legend. “Sonnet XXIX” reveals a different mood through the use of irony. A portion of the poem depicts a sense of loneliness, although towards the end of the poem the mood changes to a more content and ironic tone. We desire the things that we think may make us content, when there is always something of ours someone else yearns for. The first part of the poem shows the speaker's loneliness and depression. Towards the middle of the poem, it goes into detail on why the speaker was so depressed. “For thy sweet love remembered such wealth brings” (Line 13). In that line is when he remembers that someone loves him and he realizes how happy he is without all of these materialistic things. The realization at the end of the poem is that no matter how bad the speaker's life is, he knows he is truly happy with what he
In The Alchemist Paulo Coelho presents a character, Santiago, torn between following tradition and his Personal Legend. Santiago tries to live true to his Personal Legend, which is a path pursued by those who strive to fulfill their purpose in life. Yet throughout the novel tradition, a motif, presents itself as a roadblock holding Santiago back from reaching his dreams. Coelho juxtaposes tradition against Personal Legend to illustrate its purely individual nature and the necessity of the acceptance of change to reach one’s dreams and goals.
When an author uses imagery, it can have a positive effect not only on the story, but also the reader. Such effects make the reader feel more involved and keeps them interested, wondering what will happen next. In “The Alchemist”, the author uses imagery to guide the reader through Santiago’s journey. Santiago meets many people while exploring the sites ahead of him and searching for his treasure. Imagery allows a story to be shown instead of told. In the story, the author uses an abundance of imagery to create a more personal experience by extensively describing what characters look like, and allow the reader to become a character in the text.
In “Sonnet,” Billy Collins satirizes the classical sonnet’s volume to illustrate love in only “.fourteen lines.” (1). Collins’s poem subsists as a “Sonnet,” though there exists many differences in it, countering the customarily conventional structure of a sonnet. Like Collins’s “Sonnet,” Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 130” also faces incongruities with the classic sonnet form as he satirizes the concept of ideal beauty that was largely a convention of writings and art during the Elizabethan era. Although these poems venture through different techniques to appear individually different from the classic sonnet, the theme of love makes the poems analogous.
This is portrayed throughout the entire sonnet and is the general tone of the poet. Collins then goes on to tell readers what a typical sonnet is all about by using metaphoric comparisons. The poet tells his readers how sonnets are all about love, and that should not be the case.... ... middle of paper ... ...
...e speaker admits she is worried and confused when she says, “The sonnet is the story of a woman’s struggle to make choices regarding love.” (14) Her mind is disturbed from the trials of love.
"Poetry is the revelation of a feeling that the poet believes to be interior and personal [but] which the reader recognizes as his own." (Salvatore Quasimodo). There is something about the human spirit that causes us to rejoice in shared experience. We can connect on a deep level with our fellow man when we believe that somehow someone else understands us as they relate their own joys and hardships; and perhaps nowhere better is this relationship expressed than in that of the poet and his reader. For the current assignment I had the privilege (and challenge) of writing an imitation of William Shakespeare’s "Sonnet 87". This poem touched a place in my heart because I have actually given this sonnet to someone before as it then communicated my thoughts and feelings far better than I could. For this reason, Sonnet 87 was an easy choice for this project, although not quite so easy an undertaking as I endeavored to match Shakespeare’s structure and bring out his themes through similar word choice.
...for the most part where the theme is derived from in The Alchemist, they have minor differences in view points. These differences are for the most part in the impact of the theme and not in where the theme is seen. The analysis of The Alchemist and these articles really opens the eyes of the reader to what the true theme of the novel is. It will also help the reader realize the impact that this theme has on Santiago and even in his or her own life. They can apply this theme to their own journey and be one step closer to finding their personal legend.
Mermin, Dorothy. “Sonnet XXIX.” Poetry for Students. Ed. David Galens. Vol. 16. Detroit: Gale, 2002. 147-155. Print.
The sonnet opens with a seemingly joyous and innocent tribute to the young friend who is vital to the poet's emotional well being. However, the poet quickly establishes the negative aspect of his dependence on his beloved, and the complimentary metaphor that the friend is food for his soul decays into ugly imagery of the poet alternating between starving and gorging himself on that food. The poet is disgusted and frightened by his dependence on the young friend. He is consumed by guilt over his passion. Words with implicit sexual meanings permeate the sonnet -- "enjoyer", "treasure", "pursuing", "possessing", "had" -- as do allusions to five of the seven "deadly" sins -- avarice (4), gluttony (9, 14), pride (5), lust (12), and envy (6).
The Alchemist is one of the works by H.P Lovecraft, published during his late teenage. The story is told by the main protagonist, Antoine. It’s a tale of how one of his noble ancestor killed a renown dark wizard named Michel Mauvaus and how the son of the wizard, Charles le Sorcier decided to revenge not only against the perpetrator of the heinous act but also against all his descendants. He cast a spell upon them and all had to die at the age of 32 years. The narrator explains how all his ancestors had been dying at the age of 32 years some under mysterious circumstances to the point that he is the only one left. As he approaches 32 years, he ponders over his imminent death and this takes him to research in books concerning magic. However, he is unable to
In “Sonnet XVII,” the text begins by expressing the ways in which the narrator does not love, superficially. The narrator is captivated by his object of affection, and her inner beauty is of the upmost significance. The poem shows the narrator’s utter helplessness and vulnerability because it is characterized by raw emotions rather than logic. It then sculpts the image that the love created is so personal that the narrator is alone in his enchantment. Therefore, he is ultimately isolated because no one can fathom the love he is encountering. The narrator unveils his private thoughts, leaving him exposed and susceptible to ridicule and speculation. However, as the sonnet advances toward an end, it displays the true heartfelt description of love and finally shows how two people unite as one in an overwhelming intimacy.
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The sonnet opens with the speaker he has become disgraced and outcast. At this time he is poor and without many friends. He speaks of how he curses his fate and about his jealousy of other men. At the end, he talks about his thoughts of someone bringing him happiness. He ends the poem by saying they are the reason he does not scorn to change his “state with kings.”
Many professors, analysts, and common readers believe that Great Expectations was possibly the best work of Charles Dickens. Perhaps it was because of the diverse themes displayed by Dickens, which modulate as the story progresses. A clear example of the measures taken by the author to create diversity, is the application of irony. Dickens uses Rony to create suspense and conflict in plot events related to Estella, Miss Havisham, the convict, Joe, and Mrs. Joe.
During the course of Edmund Spencer’s Amoretti, the “Petrarchan beloved certainly underwent a transformation” (Lever 98); the speaker depicts the beloved as merciless and is not content with being an “unrequited lover” (Roche 1) as present in a Petrarchan sonnet. Throughout Sonnet 37 and Sonnet 54, the speaker provides insight into the beloved not seen within the Petrarchan sonnets; though the speaker does present his uncontrollable love for the beloved, he does so through his dissatisfaction with his position and lack of control. In Sonnet 37, the speaker describes the beloved as an enchantress who artfully captures the lover in her “golden snare” (Spencer, 6) and attempts to warn men of the beloved’s nature. Sonnet 54, the speaker is anguished by the beloved’s ignorance towards his pain and finally denies her humanity. Spencer allows the speaker to display the adversarial nature of his relationship with the beloved through the speaker’s negative description of the beloved, the presentation of hope of escaping from this love, and his discontent with his powerlessness. Spencer presents a power struggle and inverted gender roles between the lover and the beloved causing ultimate frustration for the speaker during his fight for control.