What is love? This is a common question pondered internally but one that can never actually be answered. Webster’s new world dictionary defines love as “a deep and tender feeling of fondness and devotion or a strong liking.” This essay will prove what mannerisms of love Sappo, Eliot, and Ovid are exerting through their writing. Though they wrote of love, each used love in different contexts. There are many types of love but these …showed first 75 words of 949 total…

…showed last 75 words of 949 total…ways. Sappo wrote with an emotional love with her feelings. Elliot wrote of spiritual love with Prufrock and his admiral love of life. Ovid wrote of a steadfast love with two ill-fated lovers destined to be together. These Ideals of love will present themselves in our relationships, whether it is with something similar to life or our marital relationships, until our final day. But still the age-old question remains intact and undaunted. What is love?