Camille Barlow, Kevin Cadle, and Hannah Cooper

Ms. Gardner
English 10H/Period 4
12 September 2016

Original Sonnet: I long for your one love every lone day,
You are the only one I need in life.
Without you, I live in a world of gray.
I always dream of you as my own wife.

I always find myself thinking of you;

A look at you is all I desire.
The endless thoughts of you make me feel blue.
My love for you grows like a wildfire.

A single look from you could cure the pain,

You are my only source of happiness.
I wish we could kiss in the pouring rain,
But you are gone with a twirl of your dress.

Thus I suffer, torn between life and death.

Should I continue, or take my last breath?

Meme: Decides itd be better if the world didnt see his treasure Tangled 2 comes out.

Tweet: I cant get enough of that one girl. Sometimes I get too much of her and then none at all.
She makes me suffer, but I crave her love #luv

Erasure Poem:
So are you to my thoughts as food to life,
Or as sweet-season'd showers are to the ground;
And for the peace of you I hold such strife
As 'twixt a miser and his wealth is found.
Now proud as an enjoyer, and anon
Doubting the filching age will steal his treasure;
Now counting best to be with you alone,
Then better'd that the world may see my pleasure
Sometime all full with feasting on your sight,
And by and by clean starved for a look;
Possessing or pursuing no delight
Save what is had, or must from you be took.
Thus do I pine and surfeit day by day,
Or gluttoning on all, or all away.

100 Word Short Story:

The Boy in the Back of the Classroom
I stare at the back of her neck, admiring each goosebump raised by the chilling rain
desperately needed at our school. I await a glimpse of her undeniably beautiful face; my stomach
grumbles with hunger for her. She finally looks my way with a smile creeping upon her face.
Overwhelmed with gushing feelings, I look away, but a few moments later, I am hungry for her
again. I suddenly have a slip of the tongue and speak out, Turn back around beautiful! in front
of the entire class. Everyone turns around but her, and I am still craving another look.

Sonnet Analysis - Kevin: In Sonnet 75, obsessive love is the controller of the poet: the poet
expresses his need for the person he pursues, but also the overbearing effects of possessing this
overpowering love. William Shakespeares use of profound metaphors, elegant sound devices,
and sophisticated sonnet structure convey the poets longing for the principal figure who is
absent from his life. Shakespeare places an authoritative metaphor early in his sonnet, which
demonstrates the poets need for this figure: Or as sweet-season'd showers are to the ground.
Rainfall is essential to the growth and success of crops; the poet compares the importance of his
absent figure in his life to this fact, which demonstrates the significance of this figures presence
in the poets life. Without him/her, the poet is unable to grow and be successful or even happy, as
he constantly experiences the two opposing feelings of enjoyable pleasure and unpleasant
agitation. In the same line, Shakespeares use of an aesthetically pleasing consonance- sweet,
seasond, and showers- carry a noticeable sense of grace and elegance. This reveals the
praise or appreciation the poet possesses for this figure, ultimately adding to the importance and
need for this person in the poets world. Finally, Shakespeares sophisticated sonnet structure,
including his rhyme scheme and progression through the quatrains, divulges more of the poets
true feelings of the figure he loves. The intelligent and thought out choice of rhymes - treasure
and pleasure and sight and delight - demonstrate the poets obsessive attraction and love to
this person, as the words possess an optimistic or positive feeling. The words are also closely
linked with attraction and love, proving the poets appeal towards his love. Along with the rhyme
scheme, the first quatrain carries hope and love, which then changes to sorrow and desire: this
progression assists in demonstrating the sudden change of the poets emotions. At times, he is
content and sanguine, but those optimistic feelings can suddenly change to depression and
hunger for more, much like the shift from quatrain to quatrain. Ultimately, the poet and his entire
life are subjected to the figure he desires; the only joy the poet obtains is from the actions of the
figure absent in his life. In the end, obsessive love is the victorious over all else: the poet lives
with the consequences of love and continues to possess an essential need for the person he loves
most.

Sonnet Analysis - Camille: In Sonnet 75, obsessive love and lust is extremely exaggerated: By
the volta, the poet accepts his desperate starve and crave for this wonderful beauty. William
Shakespeares use of strong metaphors, similes, and exaggerated imagery emphasizes the poets
crave for love. Comparing this deep love to being as important as food or sweet-seasond
showers clings to our brain as a desperate poet feverishly writing out his aggressive feelings is
imagined. Using these two words is a strong use of hyperbole because if the world didnt have
food or Spring showers, all living people and plants would die. However, without this love, the
poet technically wouldnt pass away. Comparing himself to a miser, and her the wealth
illuminates his obsession over her because he hoards her and never lets his starving eyes leave
his love. The poets hyperboles relating to hunger, such as feasting, starved, and gluttoning
all add to the theme of lust. The poet seems to have trouble with the doses of time staring at the
love because he becomes full but hungry again easily. In lines eleven and twelve the poet hints
that the feelings are not returned by his love which creates a somber mood because the poets
obsession for her might not lead to a relationship. Overall, the poets future outcome with his
love does not look positive because the constant starve and obsessed behavior will not attract her
to him in any way. Being overly protective of her will make her feel stuck and unable to pursue
what makes her happy. When the poet mentioned feeling all full, he does not literally feel full,
but he was receiving the same feelings from her. He is then overcome with emotions to where he
now steps back just to begin starving again. This poem is not a love poem; however, it is a
confusing mixture of lust and love games: the switching back and forth from being starved and
full. The poet confuses himself with thinking he is in love, yet he is playing tricks on his mind
because of the pleasure he has by obsessing over her.

Sonnet Analysis - Hannah: In Sonnet 75, love is a treasure always at risk of being taken: That
love is always yearned for, starved for, and feasted on. Shakespeare compares the necessity of
having someone in his life to the necessity of food. He also voices his fear of the world being
jealous and taking his love from him. William Shakespeares use of figurative language and
diction illustrate Shakespeares yearning for the one he loves and his fear that that love could be
taken. The use of the words feasting and starving leave a dramatic impression of
Shakespeares desperation and obsession. We can feel his worry about other people coming in to
take his love with what he suggests when he says now counting best to be with you alone, then
betterd that the world may see my pleasure. He clearly is nervous if he thinks it better to hide
her than to show her off. People often have the tendency to hold their ground over what is theirs
and keep it for themselves, as Shakespeare captured. The natural selfishness, paranoia, and
jealousy of man is clear. The use of repetition with the comparison of his love to food causes
Shakespeares message to drill deeper and deeper with each mention. It leaves a lasting
impression that Shakespeare really is deep in love with someone, they are always on his mind,
frequently and repeatedly entering into his thoughts. He encompasses the pain of being away
from the person you love, and the joy of seeing them again. Ultimately, Shakespeare has shown
his ups and downs of love, and has captured the human nature of love. People want what they
cant have. They yearn for what is hard to get to, just out of reach.