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DezertRanger Posted 21 years ago

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0 Ok, granted this will only be my second post on this forum, but I am in need of some help. I have to analyze and explicate the poem "My last Duchess" and Sonnet 130 “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun" On top of that, I need to compare and contrast the two poems. I definetly could use some assistance from some of the great minds on this forum. Thanks to all that assist me in advance. 02br
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0 Hi Markus, 02br 00For the duchess, read this thread: 02br 02br 05002br 02br 00I'll have to get back to you on sonnet 130051040pid5408211id20

  • 0 Hi Markus, 02br 00For the duchess, read this thread: 02br 02br 05002br 02br 00I'll have to get back to you on sonnet 130051040pid5408211id20
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0 Hi Markus, 02br
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0 Such a quick response, thanks. I wait in anticipation for your assistance on the Sonnet. 02br
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0 Hi Markus 02br
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00I'm very far from a great mind, but I'll give it a go! 02br
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00My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun; 02br
00Coral is far more red, than her lips red: 02br
00If snow be white, why then her ******* are dun; 02br
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0 You might also compare the two women in terms of pictures: Shakespeare's catalogue of attributes versus the more 'impressionistic' picture (literally) of the duchess in Browning's poem. (All we know about the latter's appearance is the 'faint half-flush'; and even that may be painter's hyperbole.) 02br
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00It may be worth noting that although the woman in Shakespeare's p
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0 Does anyone else have anymore ideas on this topic. I am trying to compile as much help as I can, as much comparing and contrasting everyone can do is greatly appreciated. 02br
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0 The speaker in Shakespeare's poem concentrates, positively, on the woman's physical attributes. 02br
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0 You might also compare and contrast the diction: Shakespeare's is ornate and figurative; Browning's, plain and conversational. 02br
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00Similarly, the rhythm: how each poet makes use of the iambic pentameter. Compare the use of enjambement; the closeness to rhythms of everyday speech; the regularity of the metre. 02br
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0 Act 1, scene iii 02br
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