Friday, January 3, 2003

Sonnet Xviii: I Never Gave A Lock Of Hair Comments

Rating: 2.8

I never gave a lock of hair away
To a man, dearest, except this to thee,
Which now upon my fingers thoughtfully,
I ring out to the full brown length and say
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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Bonnie Lundgren 24 July 2011

Incredible. The rhyme and rhythm are so natural, not forced. Her change of heart from sorrow to joy and love is evident in this poem. She could have said the same thing as this whole sonnet in one or two sentences and summed it up, yet not expressed the change of heart at all, or at least not in a memorable way.

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Durham / England
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