What is the theme of Sonnet 30 by Edmund Spenser?
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Spenser compares himself to fire and his lover to ice, creating an image of clear opposites. The author talks about how he and his love should not go together, saying "How comes it then that this her cold so great / Is not dissolv'd through my so hot desire" which reveals his confusion over how he and his lover can not only coexist, but how they can love. This love is shown when Spenser furthers the simile stating "I burn much more in boiling sweat" showing that not only does she not diminish his flame, but she makes it burn stronger. This reveals the authors idea that love does not make sense, but it will always prevail, even if it has to defy the laws of nature. Spenser also uses word connotation to convey his message. The word "boiling" signified the intensity of his passion for his lover.
Likewise, the use of words with a strong positive connation such as "wondeful" and "miraculous" communicate the authors admiration for love and its inexplainable nature.
Through the literary manipulation of simile and word connotation in this poem, the author revealed his thoughts on love and the meaning of his poem as a whole. The simile of the speaker being fire and his lover being ice carries throughout the poem, and the author elaborates on the idea that even though they should destroy eachother, her ice only makes his fire stronger, which reveals his confused yet appreciative attitude toward love. Furthermore, the word connotation in the poem symbolized the speaker's intense love for his lover, as well as an overall positive outlook in the poem. The use of these literary elements in the poem, "Sonnet 30" by Edmund Spenser, convey the overall theme of the poem that love is something that we will never understand, yet it knows no bounds, not even the laws of nature can limit it, but it is beautiful and we should be grateful for it.
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Edmund Spenser was a 16th century English poet, best known for his epic allegorical poem The Fairie Queen. "Sonnet 30" is often identified by the first line: My Love is like to ice, and I to fire