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A 7 page paper which compares and contrasts the feelings of professional depression expressed in each poem, comparing and contrasting such elements as word choice, word order, tone, imagery, figures of speech, and sound. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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it his own. He created what has become known as the Elizabethan sonnet, which was constructed of fourteen lines, or three sets of quatrains and a concluding couplet.
Like Petrarch, Shakespeares sonnets predominantly featured romantic themes but occasionally he deviated from expressing his poet narrators unrequited love for the "dark lady" to convey a dark and deeply personal
message. Shakespeare understood the power of the sonnet form as a type of spiritual revelation, a sensuous experience in which he could reveal his most intimate hopes and fears.
Taking a page from the Bards book of sonnets was John Keats, (1795-1821), one of the most accomplished romantic poets of his age, whose life was cut tragically short
from tuberculosis at the age of 25. Keats was one of the founders of the Romantic literary movement, and his sonnets made frequent references to nature, and were structured
in the Elizabethan style pioneered by Shakespeare. Shakespeares Sonnet 29 ("When in disgrace with fortune and mens eyes") and Keats "When I Have Fears That I May Cease to
Be" shows each man at his most depressed and vulnerable. Both poets seem to be suffering from what could best be described as an "identity crisis" (Mulrooney 227).
They are both seeking solitary solace in nature as they grapple with professional crises. Each man laments his current state and questions whether or not he is fated by
the powers that be to succeed in his earthly existence. While the question as to whether or not these poets will succeed in their art cannot be answered, the
sonnets do provide answers as to whether or not they are successful in their attempts to relieve their depression. A comparative poetic analysis of the two works will include
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