Moods of Poetry Essay

Poetry is a way of expression a loudspeakers feelings and emotions into a literary work. All songs have unique tones and moods which show what the speaker feels when writing the poem, and what the reader feels when reading it. For example, The Rhodora by Ralph Waldo Emerson, Sonnet xvii Shall I Compare Thee to a Summers Day? by William Shakespeare, and poem of Myself by Walt Whitman, all have the similar mood of happiness and vitality.In The Rhodora by Ralph Waldo Emerson, the speaker finds a blossom that is unique in lulu compared to the rest of nature. This poem is written loosely in iambic pentameter with a rhyme scheme of aabbcdcdeeffghgh. In bend twelve the speaker states accordingly beauty is its own excuse for Being meaning that the purpose of the flower is to show beauty, and nothing to a greater extent. The Rhodora provides the reader with a mood that is happy and stimulate and gives the reader a more respectful view of nature.Sonnet XVII Shall I Compare Thee to a Sum mers Day? by William Shakespeare, is a sonnet which consists of 14 lines and is in one stanza. In line two the speaker writes Thou art more lovely and more temperate. The speaker is saying that she is more beautiful and gentle than anything he has ever seen. The speaker states that he loves her more than a summers day. The mood of this poem is uplifting and loving, making the reader happier.