John Keans “On the Sonnet” is a
short poem that discusses the limitations of sonnets. He says things like “if
by dull rhymes our English must be chained… the sonnet sweet fettered, in spite
of pained loveliness.” This shows the restrictions that sonnets present, however
it also commends them for being extremely lovely and a pity that they must be
cut so short. I tend to agree with this viewpoint on art. That viewpoint is that
art can be so beautiful and so meaningful but, like everything else in this
world, has its limitations.
“Art is the desire of a man to express himself, to record the reactions
of his personality to the world he lives in.” –Amy Lowell
I associated myself most with this
quote because I agree that the purpose of art is to express oneself, but
similar to what I was saying about the poem, art has its limitations. There is
only so much an artist can express through his artwork. That doesn’t mean his
artwork is unfulfilling it just means that he can’t fully express himself in a
simple painting or for this matter a simple sonnet.
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