The poems “Metaphors” by Sylvia Plath and “Sonnet 7” by William Shakespeare contrast each other and provide insight into how each author felt about the issue of having a child through her writing. According to the website dedicated to her, Sylviaplath.de, Sylvia Plath wrote poetry mostly in the mid-20th century. Her views on pregnancy are reflected in her poem "Metaphors" and are drastically different from those of Shakespeare. The time interval between each poem is approximately three hundred and fifty years. This gap explains a lot about the different views on having children, showing the predominant opinions of the population throughout their day and age. By analyzing these poems and comparing the different elements present in each of the works, each generation's different points of view on having children come to light. The poems "Metaphors" by Sylvia Plath and "Sonnet 7" by William Shakespeare show how views on having children have evolved over time through contrasting images, diction, and metaphors. In the poem "Metaphors" by Sylvia Plath, images are present in every aspect of the poem. Many of the lines in this work depict at least one image through their descriptions, and many of the lines had several. Some of the most important images present in the poem are that of an elephant, a house and a melon. These images seem unrelated, but are actually connected by a central topic. Later in the poem, the narrator states that she “ate a bag of green apples” (Plath). This particular image evokes a certain sense of unease, because green apples are sour. Another image in this poem is that of money and a bag. The illustration of "newly minted" money gives the reader both a sense of starting over and a feeling of need... middle of the paper... the reader, and the only emotion Shakespeare seems to feel conveys to the reader the great desire to have a child. The use of metaphors also supports this view in “Sonnet 7”, highlighting that having a child is extremely important, while “Metaphors” expresses the fact that the author is not sure whether she really wants to have a child or not. From the analysis of each poem it is clear that Sylvia Plath feels many emotions, she is sorry and unsure about having a child. In contrast, Shakespeare regrets not having a son. These differences reflect distinctive views about having a child in the 20th century versus the 17th century. The view of having a child has evolved over time, from the idea that having a child was essential to life in the 17th century, to the modern view that a child, or any child, is not necessarily necessary as.