Comparison of Two Love Poems - 1628 Words

Comparison of two love poems ‘How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.’ is a poem written in the 19th century by a poet named Elizabeth Barret Brown. Assuming that this love sonnet was written from the poets point of view this poem is about how a lady loves her lover. The title suggests that this poet will list how she loves a certain person and in how many different ways and the poem does exactly that, Elizabeth also compares her love to things that it is not possible to live without. The language used in the title such as the word ‘thee’ instead of saying ‘you’ shows that modern day language will not be present. ‘Valentine’ is a poem written by Carol Ann Duffy and is also a love poem. This poem is very unique as normally when you†¦show more content†¦As her lover restored her faith she believes that god will reward them by keeping them together for eternity. This love sonnet follows a rhyme sequence of ABBA ABBA CD CD CD, each line in this poem contains 10 syllables. The love poem ‘Valentine’ is written in modern day language and in my opinion is less intense. The structure of this poem is very different to the love sonnet by Elizabeth, although both writers use anaphora. This technique is used in ‘Valentine’ when ‘I give you an onion’ is repeated. This phrase creates an unusual, confused atmosphere, not an atmosphere you would necessarily expect in a love poem as the reader wonders why the persona’s lover is receiving an onion as a gift on Valentines Day. The first line of this poem ‘Not a red rose or a satin heart’ Creates the impression that something better is coming but when the next line reads ‘I give you an onion’ this confuses the reader but as the poet begins to describe how an onion can be used as a symbol of love by comparing it with ‘a moon wrapped up in brown paper’ this makes you see such an ordinary cooking ingredients in a different light. 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