1, Sonnet for Elena
In the writing technique of poetry, both poems use hypothetical imagination and contrast, but the difference is that Longsa uses rhetorical devices of metaphor, using beautiful roses to compare women's youth and beauty, lamenting that time flies and demanding pleasure in time.
2. "When you are old"
Ye Zhi used symbolic art in his poem When You Are Old, mainly in the last two lines, using "the top of the mountain" and "the stars" to symbolize the persistence and eternal loyalty of love. Ye Zhi's poetic language is euphemistic. Unlike Long Sha's overbearing power, he is more like begging for love.
Second, the poetic form:
1, Sonnet for Elena
From the poetic form, Longsa's poems are typical Bi Tracchi's sonnets, which are composed of four, four, three and three verses.
2. "When you are old"
Ye Zhi's iambic pentameter consists of 12 lines, which are divided into three paragraphs, with one or four lines having the same rhyme and two or three lines having the same rhyme. Both poems have the characteristics of harmonious phonology, neat sentence patterns and strong sense of rhythm.
Artistic feature
When you are old, the poet skillfully expresses his deep affection in a contrasting way. "How many people like your beauty, hypocrisy or sincerity when you are young and happy? Only one person loves your pilgrim's soul and the painful wrinkles on your aging face. "
The poet pointed out that others love your youthful exuberance and your beautiful appearance, while I love your holy heart that keeps fighting for national freedom. Even if the shade of youth has fallen, "I" will still love the sadness and wrinkles on your face. Compared with those people, the poet's love is undoubtedly deeper, more sincere and more loyal.
Time has brought a heavy test to love, but time has also verified love. Only through time can love be rock-solid and last forever.