Writing About Literature

Part I of Essay
We have all heard expressions like “Her lips were like roses,” or “she was as beautiful as a goddess,” used to describe a person’s true love. Most writers, poets and novelists, are guilty of romanticizing their lovely ladies. But what if your love doesn’t look like Cind ....

Part II of Essay
.... my mistress reeks. I love to hear her speak , yet well I know That music hath a far more pleasing sound; I grant I never saw a goddess go: My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground. And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare As any she, belied with false compare. Most readers at one time or other have read this poem during their education. Even though it is so widely read, it is often misinterpreted upon the first reading. My initial interpretation was that Shakespeare did not think this lady was very pretty and did not rea ....