A Critical Analysis of "The Parting" by Michael Drayton
By looking at a poem which has a specific form, for example the sonnet, consider
to what extent its particular techniques enhance its meaning.
The parting by Michael Drayton is a sonnet. It is a poem about the break
up of the relationship between the author and his partner. I feel that the
meaning of the poem is greatly enhanced by its form, and for a variety of
reasons.
Firstly, because the sonnet is a very strict form, the author has to be
very careful in constructing his poem, to ensure that it fits the design
constraints. One of these constraints is that the sonnet is very short, at only
14 lines. This forces the author to distill his thoughts and feelings into as
compact a form as possible. This distillation process means that the waffle that
would have filled up a piece of prose has to be cut, and leaves a much clearer,
less cluttered version of his feelings. Often, he has to sum up in one line of
the poem what he......
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