One of the more common themes in Literature throughout the ages is love. A strong feeling of attachment to another, experienced by everyone of us some point in our lives. Love can mean different things for different people- sorrow, anger, joy, happiness or betrayal. Although love has been associated positively most of the time, it may sometimes be less optimistic such as in Sonnet 130 where the writer criticises society upon its views regarding perfection of …showed first 75 words of 1541 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1541 total…forever. The use of descriptive language such as cold and full beautiful shows that love can appear enticing and yet can hurt. Through centuries and decades, people still fall in and out of love and through the use of poetry, it can be conveyed effectively. Just like in the poem When We Two Parted, it can result very painfully but also in poems such as How Do I Love Thee, it can be very beautiful.