Last Friday we read some sonnets. One of Shakespeare's, one of Mullen's, and one of Berrigan's. I have to say, even though I do not appreciate sonnets as much as a poem fanatic, I did like these ones.
The first sonnet was Shakespeare's sonnet 130. In my group in class, we discussed how this woman that the narrator was talking about did not seem like an attractive one. Her eyes are nothing like the sun? Black wires grow on her head? YIKES! At the end, however, the narrator seems to be more attracted to her. Possibly by her personality, maybe just because opposites attract, or maybe he just feels bad for her. We were not sure, but we were sure that this love that the narrator was experiencing was more of a true love.
The same went for the second sonnet by Mullen. Mullen's sonnet was more of a revision of Shakespeare's, meaning that it was more modern. Her peepers are nothing like neon and the special at Red Lobster is redder than her kisser. Like Shakespeare's sonnet, he claims that he loves this woman more than any movie idol or lanky model that walked the earth. We thought this was also more of a truer love than the superficial "love" you hear and see in this time. Honestly, these two sonnets were really romantic.
The last sonnet by Berrigan, however, was hysterically funny. It was funny because it was pretty much true. This sonnet was more about the physical superficial attraction that we see so much of. The narrator speaks about going to the movies, having sex, and suddenly becoming pregnant. In this society we live in we see much of that. "Teenage love" is nothing more than raging hormones and having children young. Kids are raising kids nowadays! I did like this sonnet because of the humor and truthfulness in it, but it was completely opposite from what Shakespeare and Mullen wrote about.
Hopefully more poems will be like these in future readings!!!!
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