We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!” William Wordsworth 5. Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers “The world is too much with us late and soon,
In the poem, Wordsworth criticizes his world for its growing materialism. Though it was written by a 19th-century English romantic poet, “The World Is Too Much with Us” is an example of the Petrarchan sonnet form. The World Is Too Much with Us by William Wordsworth Lodg’d with me useless, though my soul more bent” John Milton 4. Because this sonnet is based on the poet’s true account of life, it speaks of his despair about losing his sight, as seen here:Įre half my days in this dark world and wide,Īnd that one talent which is death to hide It also talks about the poet’s blindness and how his relationship with God has changed over his life. This sonnet is not about love and romance, but rather a meditation on life and death. When I Consider How My Light Is Spent By John Milton Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,Īnd summer’s lease hath all too short a date:” William Shakespeare 3. Though at its surface, it appears the sonnet is addressing a beautiful woman, it is actually addressing youth, which will eventually fade from summer to fall. Shakespeare’s sonnets are numbered, not named, but Sonnet 18 is one of the most famous sonnets in his literary library. Sonnet 18 is one of the most famous sonnets in Shakespeare’s literary library Yes, frozen snow turn warm and bright “ Giacomo da Lentini 2. Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare Sonnet 26 talks about the strangeness of love and its immense impact on the speaker. His 14-line poems are written in Italian and often translated into the English language, where they lose some of their meter and meaning, but not much. Giacomo da Lentini is an Italian poet who is considered the creator of the sonnet form. On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer by John Keats