Most difficult poem to understand
"Sonnet 18", One of the most difficult poems to understand.
Sonnet 18 , One of the best-known sonnet of the 154 sonnets written by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare is also considered to be one of the most difficult Sonnet to understand. Before getting into the "Sonnet 18" , let's first understand what a "Sonnet"actually is.
A sonnet is a poem that has 14 lines, usually each line of the sonnet contains 10 syllabus and a fixed pattern of rhyme.
Sonnet 18
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperature:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date:
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance, or nature's changing course, untrimm'd;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st;
Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st;
So long as men can breath or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
Thou art more lovely and more temperature:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date:
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance, or nature's changing course, untrimm'd;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st;
Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st;
So long as men can breath or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
About the author:
greatest writer in the English language and the world,s greatest dramatist.
William Shakespeare is also regarded as "Bard of Avon" and England's national poet.
He was born at United kingdom on April, 1564 and died at 23 April, 1616.
Sonnet 18 comes from 1609 Quarto of William Shakespeare's sonnets.
Meaning
According to the poem, The narrator tells someone that the person is better than a summer's day. The reason being, summer's day is often too hot and windy moreover, the days doesn't last. He compares the summer's day with plants, animals and people because it fades like the plants and animals dies. But this person doesn't lose beauty like a summer's day as he/she is eternally preserved by the narrator's poetry.
The narrator says that he preserves the person through his poetry as poetry never dies and don't let the person die as well.
Why the most difficult poem to understand ?
As there is no criteria to call a poem to be the most difficult one. Even a kid can write a poem of his own which could only be decoded by him and call it the most difficult one to understand. So what is so special about this sonnet ? Is this even the most difficult poem to understand ?
The answer is both No and Yes. This sonnet is considered to be one of the most greatest poems hence, also one of the most difficult poems to understand. This poem is on of the greatest works of William Shakespeare, who himself is one of the writer in English language.
So guys, what are your views on the poem. Do you think this sonnet to be the most difficult poem to understand ? Let us know your views in the comment section below. Our team also felt this poem to be one of the greatest works of the Bard of Avon, Guys, there is not particular criteria for classifying someones works to be the most difficult so this article was completely written on the basis of our research and knowledge about poems and novels.
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I didnt thought that the most difficult poem would be so easy . Not easy but its its quite understandable and the meaning was also very clear . Sonnet 18 is a good poem to read
ReplyDeleteI could not even imagine that i could understand at least one line of the most difficult peom . The poem is good but when i saw the writers name i thought it could be better
ReplyDeleteIs sonnet 18 the best prom as well . It's a great work by William Shakespeare. He is my favourite poet moreover I already had read this poem during my school time .
ReplyDeleteYou are write there is no particular criteria for calling some poem to be the toughest poem.
ReplyDeleteI don't know why but after reading sonnet 18 I feel that it is very similar to gitangali 35 . Do anyone else also felt the same . If someone felt this then reply me
ReplyDeleteGitangali 35 is also a good poem i highly request you guys to read the poem Gitanjali 35 by Rabindranath Tigore . Its a great poem and it will give you idea about the India way of democracy and the Idea of India by Rabendranath Tigore.
ReplyDeleteI have read the gitangali 35
DeleteGitanjali 35 where the mind is without fear and the head is heald high. Best poem . Must read
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