Literature Book (Poetry) Remix

Sonnet 130 by William Shakespeare
1. Dramatic Situation- speaker is in the first person
2. Structure- sonnet, iambic pentameter, ABAB rhyme scheme in first three quatrains
3. Theme- the flaws of a woman are what make her beautiful
4. Grammar- Old English, grammar manipulated to fit iambic pentameter
5. Important Images/Figures of Speech- "My mistress's eyes are nothing like the sun;"
6. Important Words- "And yet, by heaven, I  think my love as rare as any she belied with false compare."
7. Tone- honest, blunt, yet loving.
8. Literary Devices- imagery, similes, personification, metaphors
9. Prosody- seems offensive to the subject at the beginning but concludes with a feeling of love

Still to Be Neat by Ben Jonson 
1. Dramatic Situation- third person about a woman who is apparently always dressed for a special occasion.
2. Structure- simple stream of consciousness
3. Theme- natural beauty is the best beauty
4. Grammar- lot of punctuation, very direct
5. Important Images- feast with dressed up lady. "hair is free"
6. Important Words- "still", "lady", "simplicity", "heart"
7. Tone- kind, complimenting
8. Literary Devices- simile, stream of consciousness
9. Prosody- flows as if all one thought. what women do vs. what men want women to do. Smooth.

Anthem for Doomed Youth by Wilfred Owen
1. Dramatic Situation- third person point of view; an observer of the war
2. Structure- two stanzas; ABAB then ABBA
3. Theme- The theme is the tragedy of war; the poem was written to show how the war affected the soldiers.
4. Grammar- pretty standard, proper grammar
5. Important Figures of Speech/Images- "Die as cattle."
6. Important Words- "cattle", "holy glimmers of goodbyes"
7. Tone- melancholy and sad. Grim because of war
8. Literary Devices- imagery, similes, metaphors, figurative language
9. Prosody- slow flow of the poem emphasizes the sadness of the subject