The following quote is taken from the poem, ‘Death Be Not Proud’ by John Donne (1572-1631). This poem expresses resistance against fate and death.
“Death be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for, thou art not so,
For, those, whom thou think'st, thou dost overthrow, Die not, poore death, nor yet canst thou kill me.”
(Donne and Alford, 1839; Donne, 2013; Woods, 2013) Poems and sonnets are simultaneously quite different and similar. A poem is a piece of writing that expresses feelings and ideas that are given intense attention through diction, rhythm and imagery (Oxford English Dictionary, 2015a). Meanwhile, a sonnet is a 14-line poem containing any of a number of formal rhyme schemes; typically containing 10 syllables per line (Oxford English Dictionary, 2015b).
The following quote is taken from Sonnet 116 from Shakespeare (1564- 1616); Mirsky (2011) stated that, in Sonnet 116, the poet will pledge against all Shakespeare reservations about love and its blind folly, for its reality as a substance that can defy death.
“Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments. Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover to remove: O no! It is an ever-fixèd mark
That looks on tempests and is never shaken; It is the star to every wandering bark,
Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken. Love's not Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks Within his bending sickle's compass come; Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks, But bears it out even to the edge of doom. If this be error and upon me proved, I never writ, nor no man ever loved.”
In histories, for example, in Christian history, there is both a prehistory of emotion in human evaluation and a history that includes biblical and secular pre- Christian sources. The history of emotion within Christianity is part of the history of emotion’s role in religion in general, as found in the Bible and in classical Greece and Rome before Christ. Compared with the evaluation of emotion, Christianity’s story is much shorter, being solely a human experience, with evolutionary roots in a religions sentiment going back at least to the ancient narrative, the cosmogonies, the myths of gods and demons, the sagas of birth and death, time and eternity, good and evil, light and darkness, love and hate. Evidence of more recent religious practice can be found in traces in ancient texts and documents in the immediate source of Christianity: the Bible. (Corrigan, 2008)
Furthermore, another form of writing that expresses emotions is in the book; for example, the Shakespeare play, Twelfth Night. This text gathers into itself all that is most fragrant in the romantic comedies and the fullness of its perfection can only be discovered by examining the whole action, its characters and the neat arrangement of its situation; whereby the expression of sentiment is in the idiom of the sonnet (Evans, 2013).
The following quote is taken from Twelfth Night, as Viola describes the beauty of Olivia:
Lady, you are the cruell’st she alive, If you will lead these graces to the grave And leave the world no copy”
(Shakespeare, 1734; Evans, 2013) Furthermore, emotion can be expressed in media such as in news, news headlines and customer reviews. The news titles are often written to provoke reader emotions (Strapparava and Mihalcea, 2007). The following samples of news headlines:
“Growing Unarmed Battalion in Qaeda Army Is Using Internet to Get the Message Out”
“Home office fails to shut down a single extremist website in two years.”
(Hope, 2009) Besides the headlines, the inside news story is also written using emotional expression. The following quote is taken from The Times:
“Two of the nine-strong network of young Muslim men were captured conducting surveillance on London targets including the London Eye, Big Ben and the Church of Scientology. They also had advanced plans to plant a bomb in London Stock Exchange lavatories.”
(Sanderson, 2012) Furthermore, emotions are expressed commonly in customer reviews on sites such as Amazon and Tripadvisor. Below are customer reviews of ‘the London Eye’ taken from Tripadvisor:
“Admittedly it was a bank holiday weekend but a four hour queue with the kids is a lot of sightseeing time wasted so we decided not to ride the wheel. It was good to see and we took many photos but the nearby Westminster Bridge, Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament were great photo opportunities also. If you are able to book in advance then that's what I would recommend!!!”
(Jose, 2015)
“Booked online and took the priority queuing option. This means you have to be there just 15 minutes before your booked time. Well worth the extra cost. The surroundings can very congest. But considering how busy this attraction is the system works brilliantly. Good organization with refreshments and toilets available. A camera is essential. The half hour ride may not seem long, but I assure you the pace is great.”
(Paul, 2015) The following quotes are examples of customer reviews of the film ‘8 Mile [DVD]’ taken from from Amazon:
“Wasn't sure what to expect from this but it was a really nice surprise. Eminem plays down and out rapper Rabbit, trying to find some direction with no money and little prospects, in his first acting role. The film is gritty, showing an area with little hope for people to make anything of themselves, a trailer park culture that feels very believable. Rap battles are a mark of respect and Rabbit has to prove himself against a hostile audience which leads to a great ending where Eminem excels into his comfort zone. 5 stars, thoroughly enjoyed.”
“Marshall is a very self-centered guy, always rapping about himself how bad his life is even though he's a millionaire, how bad his childhood was even though he was not the only one with a bad one among other stuff. But now he felt it necessary to make a movie about his life and star in it himself so we can see all the ups and downs of his rise to fame and boy did that suck, such a boring movie and the general point of this I would of thought would be to inspire people who want to become rappers and the movie just doesn't inspire in the slightest. So I really don't see what the point of this movie was?”