'Analysis And Comparison Of 2 Sonnets Essay\r'

'How in brief Hath cadence, by arse Milton, and mutability, by William Wordsworth be two excellent sheaths of a well-written sonnet. They contrive their alike(p)ities between one another, and to a fault their differences. In the end, however, to each one is a quality piece of literature.\r\nHow Soon Hath Time has a rhyme scheme of â€Å"a, b, b, a, a, b, b, a, c, d, e, d, c, e’. therefore, this is a Petrarchan sonnet. The syntax of this sonnet is very regular. There ar study(ip) punctuation marks after the fourthly and eight lines, in this case periods. These periods effectively ramify the octet into two equal quatrains. The sestet is indeed divide into two sections, the first one universe four lines long, followed by a colon. After the colon be the last two lines, concluding twain the poem and the sestet. The meter of this poem is also kind of regular, it has a smooth rhythm, and flows out of the mouth nicely, for example â€Å"How currently hath Time , the subtle plunderer of youth” (accented syllables in italics).\r\nThis poem is or so Life, and Death. It is about how time affects out lives, in particular the life of the author, John Milton. I believe that this poem is partly about how spendthrift time goes by, without us ever fully realizing it. A quote that reinforces this belief is â€Å"How soon hath Time, the subtle thief of youth, / Stol’n on his wing my three-and-twentieth year!”. There is also the theme of â€Å"Time the destroyer’ in this poem, a fairly common theme for sonnets from this era. John Milton reinforces this by personifying time, by capitalizing the â€Å"T’.\r\nThis poem also refers to how inevitable death is. A quote that reinforces this is â€Å" til now it be less or more, or soon or slow”¦”¦.Toward which Time leads me, and the will of Heav’n”. Overall, this is an interesting sonnet, to say the least. It definitely got me thinking ab out its meaning, which I think was the author’s intent.\r\nMutability has a rhyme scheme of â€Å"a, b, b, a, a, c, c, a, d, a, c, d, c, a’. Therefore, it is a Petrarchan sonnet, although somewhat polar than the rhyme scheme of How Soon Hath Time. The syntax of this sonnet is very irregular, it does not converge the typical structure of a petrarchan sonnet. The first major punctuation break comes at the end of the triad line, in the form of a semi-colon. The second major punctuation break comes at the end of the one-sixth line, in the form of a period. Therefore, this sonnet begins with its sestet, instead of its octet. The octet is divided into two sections by the semi-colon in the middle of the tenth line. However, it’s not divided equally, it’s divided into one that is three and a fractional lines long, and one that is four and a half lines long. The meter in this poem is fairly normal, with no major irregularities.\r\nThis poem is about how all t hings are affected by the chaos in this world. It goes by means of the different things of this planet that are affected by chaos, including humans, Truth, and Time. The quotes to support this are â€Å"From low to high doth wastefulness climb”, â€Å"Truth fails not; but her outbound forms that bear the longest date do flux like frosty rime” and â€Å"Some day-after-day shout that broke the silent air, Or the unimaginable touch of Time.”. The broader theme is that bad things affect everything.\r\nThese are two quality sonnets, and meet their akin(predicate)ities and differences. They are similar in that they are twain Petrarchan sonnets, with a similar rhyme scheme. They are also similar in that the meter is relatively regular in twain of them. They are also similar in that they two have an octet and a sestet, although they are arrange in a different order. One big theme that I believe they have in common is that they both involve in something macr ocosm destroyed. In How Soon Hath Time, it is life itself that is slowly being destroyed by time. In Mutability, it is everything that is essentially being destroyed by chaos.\r\nThese two sonnets also have their differences. For example, the arrangement of the octets and sestets is different between the two. Also, the themes are different in that the â€Å"destroyer’ and the â€Å"destroyees’ are different. The syntax in Mutability is also untold different than it is in How Soon Hath Time. The syntax in Mutability is much more irregular. Although these sonnets do have their differences, they are both great in that they capture the lectors’ attention, and make the reader think. John Milton and William Wordsworth both obviously knew what they were doing.\r\n'