Analysis of sonnet 130 and 292
The sonnets, 130 and 292, written by William Shakespeare and Francesco Petrarch, both shows their passionate love towards their woman and it is very interesting to compare and contrast the two. ... The ¡°Sonnet 130¡± is written in Shakespearean (English) format, which has the rhyme scheme of a-b-a-b-c-d-c-d-e-f-e-f-g-g. ... Unlike ¡°Sonnet 130,¡± ¡°Sonnet 292¡± follows the Italian (Petrarchan) form. ... ¡°Sonnet 292,¡± like many other sonnets, it idealizes the woman by using words such as ¡°the waving hair of unmixed gold that shone, the smile that flashed with the angelic rays that used to make this earth a paradise¡¦.