Essays About First Love

“First Love” and “Shall I compare thee to a Summers day” are two poems written before the 1900’s by John Clare and William Shakespeare. The poems share similar language and imagery mainly about love but vary in structure. The poems allow the reader to see Clare’s experience as he has lost his heart and Shakespeare’s…

The first poem that I am going to write about is, “Shall I Compare Thee To a Summer’s Day?” (poem 1) by William Shakespeare. This is Shakespeare’s 18th sonnet and is one of the best-known sonnets in English Literature. Poem 1 is about a man who compares his lover to a summer’s day; he uses…

‘First Love’ by John Clare and ‘Shall I compare thee…? ‘ by William Shakespeare are two romantic love poems, the first about how it feels to be in love and the second about the durability of the poet’s love’s beauty. The first poem, ‘First love’, is a love lyric written in the first person to…

First Love (1793 – 1864) The impact of John Clare’s ‘First Love’ is both physical & dramatic. He uses several words and phrases in verse 1 to convey the virtual state of shock that he is in. Some of these are: ‘I ne’er was struck… with love so sudden’. This quote directly relates to the…

Shall I Compare Thee is a sonnet written by William Shakespeare, that compares a mystery person to summer, describing them as “lovely”, and “more temperate” than a summers day. At no point in the poem are we given a clue as to whether the person being described in the poem is male or female, or…

Why is “first love” not considered “true love? ” As a society, we differentiate these two terms into two particular meanings. First love is when you first experience love, often at a young age. True love is when you finally find genuine love with the right person, at the right time. But one question always…