Moods of Poetry Essay

Poetry is a way of expression a speakers feelings and emotions into a literary work. All poems arrest unique tones and moods which show what the speaker feels when writing the poem, and what the referee feels when reading it. For example, The Rhodora by Ralph Waldo Emerson, Sonnet XVII Shall I Compare Thee to a Summers daytime? by William Shakespeare, and Song 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 flower that is unique in beauty compared to the rest of nature. This poem is written loosely in iambic pentameter with a rhyme scheme of aabbcdcdeeffghgh. In line twelve the speaker states past beauty is its own excuse for Being meaning that the purpose of the flower is to show beauty, and nothing more. The Rhodora provides the reader with a mood that is happy and uplifting and gives the reader a more respectful view of nature.Sonnet XVII Shall I Compare Thee to a Summers Day? by William Shakespeare, is a praise 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 facial expression 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.