Well known men represented through the forgotten

Transcript:Well known men represented through the forgotten:
Well known men represented through the forgotten women in their lives. Anne Hathaway was Shakespeare’s wife and the poem focuses on Hathaway reflecting on their relationship after he has died. King Midas was a greedy, mythological king who was granted a wish whereby everything he touched turned to gold. This poem focuses on the effect it has on their relationship. Read the two poems. Highlight use of the following features: Simile Metaphor Personification Alliteration Onomatopoeia Word choice showing passion Use of sentence structure for a particular reason What is each poem about? What are the main themes of each poem? What is the tone of each poem? (Using quotes) Anne Hathaway Reflecting on her love for her husband after he has died. Theme: passion, love, remembrance. Tone: reflective, sensual. Shakespeare is famous for writing 154 sonnets; a form of poetry. This poem is also written in a sonnet form, with 14 lines, made up of 3 quatrains (4 lines) and 1 rhyming couplet. Enjambment - to show how free their love was, as well as to place emphasis on important words or phrases. The entire poem is a metaphor comparing the couple’s love making to the process poetic creativity. 'Item I gyve unto my wife my second best bed ...' (from Shakespeare's will) First line is taken from Shakespeare’s will. Although it seems odd, in the poem it says the “best” bed was for their guests and the “second best” bed was theirs. After everything we’re shown about their relationship; this is his last romantic gesture. The bed we loved in was a spinning world of forests, castles, torchlight, clifftops, seas where we would dive for pearls. My lover's words were shooting stars which fell to earth as kisses Their love/her happiness made her dizzy Places Shakespeare wrote about. Magical places of stories. They’re cut off in their own world. Pearls – precious/valuable, Like their love. Calling him her lover demonstrates importance of physical side of their relationship. Metaphor. She was seduced by his language/words. on these lips; my body now a softer rhyme to his, now echo, assonance; his touch a verb dancing in the centre of a noun. Some nights, I dreamed he'd written me, the bed Extends the language metaphor. Compares their having sex to something poetic. It is only through his eyes and imagination that she feels fully alive. Shows how in tune they are with