3. Compare the poetry of Lord Byron with the poetry of another famous poet (e.g. Shakespeare's sonnets). How does Byron's poetry rate in comparison? Whose poetry do you prefer and why?
Lord Byron and Shakespeare are both poets and play wrights with famous works, for example, Byron's Don Juan, and Shakespeare's sonnets. Both of these works are made up of sonnets written in iambic pentameter. However in Don Juan, they are all linked in an epic poem about a character Don Juan, and also satirizes humanity in general. The individual stanzas are made up of 8 lines each, with a rhyme scheme of a-b-a-b-a-b-c-c and are written in ottava rima. On the other hand, Shakespeare's 154 sonnets are not meant to be as part of a story. They are put into groups and touch upon themes such as love, beauty, procreation, and mostly revolve around a young boy and a dark lady. Each one consistes of 14 lines (3 quatraines and a couplet), the 9th one being the volta or turning point. And they follow the general rhyme scheme of a-b-a-b-c-d-c-d-e-f-e-f-g-g. In comparison to Byron's Don Juan, personally they are not as engaging to read and have harder language to understand. Because Byron's poetry has a plot and characters, it is more interesting and quicker to read.
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