Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Collins vs. Shakespeare

Collins' "Litany", when looked at broadly, is pretty much a modern version of Shakespeare's Sonnet 130. As you begin to read, one thinks that "Hey, this is another one of those nice little imagery poems where the guy gets a little weird while talking about someone he loves." But, alas! It is not. For awhile while reading the sonnet, the reader may tend to believe that this woman is rather mediocre, with bad breath. But similarly  to Collins, Shakespeare goes on to say that these are not things she should be compared to, because she is one in her own.

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