Compare and contrast any two love poems you have read, discussing their themes, their use of language and their appeal to an audience

The aims of this essay ar to look at both(prenominal) turn in verse forms by both different authors and to show how they are alike(p) and in what elans different. The two rimes I will be face at are The Passionate Shepherd to His Love by Christopher Marlowe and The chafe by John Donne. The first by Marlowe for the most part, seems to deal with the joyfulness of new-found love and seems to dwell on the positive aspects of romance and passion. The second poem by Donne by contrast is less romantic in spectre than Marlowes poem. Here Donne talks about sex, seduction and sadness often development very suggestive images and ch completelyenging the idealised view of love.Marlowes poem is come out in a pastoral setting and the word shepherd in the appellation is an image and this word itself tells us it is in a pastoral setting. In the first stanza of Marlowes poem it says in the first two opening lines mystify live with me and be my loveAnd we will any the pleasures prov eHe, the narrator tries to persuade his mistress by being very forthright and by being very bold, telling her what he is going to give her. However, in Donnes poem, which is parody of Marlowes, Donne has the same two opening lines but the last two of the first stanza are very different. Of golden sands, and crystal brooksWith tricksy lines, and silver hooks.The difference here is that Donne says that we will go to the country side but preferably of looking at valleys, mountains and hills which is what Marlowe says, he and his mistress will have a lot of fun.In Marlowes poem he says,And I will advert thee beds of roesAnd a thousand aromatic poises,A cap of flowers, and a kirtleEmbroided all with the leaves of myrtleWhat Marlowe means is that, non only will he engage her into the countryside but he will dress her like the country side meaning flowers. But Donne says,There will the river whispering runWarmd by thy eyes, much than the sunAnd there thenamourd fish will stay,Beggi ng themselves they whitethorn betrayDonne is nerve-wracking to say that she will get in the urine and her eyes alone will warm the water more than the sun, which is an typesetters case of hyperbole. He says that when she does get in the water and baith, the fish will nibble. This creates a raunchier image, similarly it brings in the element of physical contact.In the next stanza Marlowe and so says, A gown made of finest woolWhich from our pretty lambs we pullThis suggests that not only will he protect her but also he will provide her with wealth in an attempt to influence her decision. In Donnes the approach is different. In the fourth stanza Donne says, If thou, to be seen best loth,By sun or bootleg, thou darkenst bothDonnes message, which he is trying to put across, is that the sun and moon are bright, but you are brighter. As you can see Marlowes way of wooing her is very different to Donnes way. Marlowe has a flattering approach whereas Donne take aims his indicate ver y pull in the start of the poem, which is come to bed with me.Marlowe ends his poem with a very interesting stanza. In the first two lines of this stanza he says, The shepherds swains shall dance and singFor thy delight each may morningHw is trying to say to her that he will get all his friends to dance for her and that if all these things do matter to her, she should come and live with himIf these delights thy mind may move, and then live with me and be my love.But when Donne ends his poem, he says, For thee, thou needst no much(prenominal) deceitFor though thyself art thine own baitHe says that you are not just able to catch the fish but you are also able to catch the fish but you are also able to attract them referring to her beauty. To end the poem Donne says, Donne says, That fish, that is not catchd therebyAlas, is wiser furthermost than I.What Donne is trying to say is that any fish that is not caught by her beauty, is cleverer than him. From this it is clear that he is lo ve sick.It is very clear that Marlowes approach is innocent and evokes perfect images. Donne is much more down to earth and realistic using linguistic process like coarse and bold and slimy. His poem is therefore more sensuous, suggestive. Marlowe employs language, which maintains the sense of innocent beauty. He uses course like pretty, purest, fragrant, and finest.The rime scheme in both poems is very strong to make a good argument because in their own ways they are both out to woo the woman and also to show their passion and determination. Also in Donnes poem he is very precise and sodding(a) about what he says, getting to the point very quickly. Donne uses the same rhyme scheme as Marlowe but to different affect. This is underpinned by his use of words that would not normally be associated with love poems such as faithlessly, traitors, strangling and deceit.We have analysed two very different poems as yet we have demonstrated that there exist many points of contact. Ultim ately, the poems are both about love and this theme blinds them most closely. No two love poems are alike, but this only serves to illustrate the many-faceted nature of love itself.