In analysis of literature, the literary perspective is based on and the historical perspective is based on .

In the literature analysis, the literary perspective is based on interpretation (themes, narrative, metaphor) and historical perspective is based on the general and comprehensible structure of the text (grammar, use of words, figure of languages).

in the sonnet 116 written by william shakespeare we can analyze the symbolism and say that he reuses the idea of love like a guiding star for the sailor.

reading through the poem we find out that in the line 7 there is a metaphor for the lover that is heading through the life events by love itself .