This summary provides an overview of three poems included in the "My Own Poetry Anthology" document. The first poem is a 14-line sonnet by William Shakespeare describing a mistress in realistic terms, noting her imperfections but expressing his love for her nonetheless. The second sets of text provides analysis of this poem, noting its lyrical and sonnet form as well as its figurative language. The third excerpt is from Beowulf, in which Beowulf is rewarded with land and treasures for his victory, representing his triumph and cementing his status as a legend.

1. My Own Poetry Anthology

2. “My mistress`eyes are nothing like the
sun” (William Shakespeare 1564-1616)
MY mistress`eyes are nothing like the sun
Coral is far more red than her lips `red:
If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;
If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.
I have seen roses damask`d, red and white,
But no such roses see I in her cheeks;
And in some perfumes is there more delight
Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.
I love to hear her speak, yet well I know
That music hath a far more pleasing sound:
I grant I never saw a goddess go,-
My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground:
And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare
As any she belied with false compare.

3.  This is a lyrical poem because it is emotional.
A man express his feelings.
 A Sonnet, a fourteen-line poem.
Shakespearean.
 The meter is iambic and the line pentameter.
 It`s about a man who describes the lady he
loves in realistic terms. She is not perfect but
he loves her all the same.
 Figurative language
 I`ve chosen that image because symbolizes
the beauty of a woman. In line 6 he compares
her beauty with roses (metaphor) so in the
picture there are roses too.

4. “Beowulf”
Seamus Heaney.
“The battle-fames king, bulwark of his earls,
ordered a gold-chased heirloom of Hrethel`s
to be brought in; it was the best example
of a gem-studded sword in the Geat treasury.
This he laid on Beowulf`s lap
and then rewarded him with land as well,
seven thousands hides, and a hall and a throne.
Both owned land by birth in that country,
ancestral grounds; but the greater right
and sway were inherited by the higher born”.
THE END.

5. Beowulf is an epic poem. A long
narrative.
 I`ve chosen that part because it`s the
end, and as it was the destiny of
Beowulf, he was the hero. So he get his
reward.
 The image symbolizes Beowulf`s
triumph, he became a legend.
 Digressions, hoyages. Long speeches.

6. “Beowulf”
Seamus Heaney.
“I heard four horses were handed over next.
Beowulf bestowed four bay steeds
to go with the armour, swift gallopers,
all alike. So ought a kinsman act,
instead of plotting and planning in secret
to bring people to grief, or conspiring to arrange
the death of comrades. The warrior king
was uncle to Beowulf and honoured by his nephew:
each was concerned for the other`s good”.

7.  An extract from Beowulf. The same as
the other one.
 Indirect speech. Comment reflection
lesson for listeners from the narrator.
 This part is about the fight, the
resources they are going to use.
• Repetition as regards the horses (four
horses/four bay steeds).
 The picture symbolizes the battle with
the horses.

8. • LITERATURE IN ENGLISH I –
2012
• Assignment No. 2
• November 2nd
• Student: Cintia Roberto