La vie m'est trop molle et trop dure, j'ai grands ennuis entremeles de joie
Sonnet III- Writing about a love that she had that completely and utterly destroyed her.
Sonnet VII-Love not only makes her happy but sad at the same time
Sonnet XVIII- A love so passionate that it makes her feel like she is living a double life and she wants to be with that person all the time
And I can understand if some of my poem descriptions aren't that helpful! Ha. Some of it went over my head!
7 comments:
I was really impressed with her description of what love made her feel, and how much I can relate to those feelings today, hundreds of years later. She described her feelings in a way that's simultaneously universal and personal, and all while fitting those sentiments into the strict sonnet format.
Labe was an exceptional poet. What passion and fervor! I wonder if the Romantic poets of the 19th century admit (since she's a woman) that she was an inspiration for not only their craft, but the very concept of love, which is both passionate and regrettable; satiating and unsatisfying . . . at least through her art it is thus portrayed.
She really was very descriptive with her feelings, and her desires. Her use of descriptive words help to feel what she was feeling; it really brought more meaning to her poems.
I also thought she used good descriptive words to describe her feelings. I found the questions she asked interesting. Such as, "Pensez-vous accroitre encore mes peines? She asks the reader to reflect on her situation. In doing so, they reflect on their mishaps of love. Her poetry must have spoken for many individuals who could not describe their feelings as good as her.
Labe gives a brief description about the effects of love. There are two extremes and she tasted both sides, she describes her suffering and towards the end she explains how much she wants that love to be a part of her life. Love is what makes her alive and die at the same time. She wants the beauty of love to endure after feeling the bad side of it.
she really did a great job of describing love and how difficult and painful it can be at times. She explained it in a very clear cut way. I felt her pains.
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