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Who so list Love as a The image of a Assonance: ‘ so sore’. Mournful, Iambic pentameter used, King Henry VIII and Anne Traditional trope:
to hount I The speaker conquest, ‘hynde’ or a deer: weak, weary tone. Feeling sorry possibly as a mirror of the Boleyn? The woman has male gaze. The
knowe (presumably Sir something to be portrayal of a for himself that he. Is unable to persona’s heartbeat – an chosen a suitor of the higher woman is being
where is an Thomas Wyatt) is achieved and woman as an catch up and catch the ‘hynde’. attempt to demonstrate class and status, showing perceived and
hynde set on capturing a flaunted for one’s animal/ as prey. Fricative language/ assonance: love, or pursuit. This could that in the 16th Century, pursued without
‘hynde’, a deer – satisfaction. Places the concept ‘faynting I followe… I leve of also be the horses’ hooves. women did not pursue love word of her
this is his Commitment is of love within that therefore’. Breathy, defeated Relentless ambition. we would expect in the 21st consent.
momentary not necessary – of sport, or game. sound. There is enjambment used century, but instead sought
ambition. Yet, he ‘love’ is a fleeting Love exists only as a Sibilance: ‘slithers.. seke’ hissing in the middle- possibly after stability and material
ultimately fails, as and somewhat momentary of the wind? Aggression of the reflecting the chaos and gains.
another, more detached pleasure which is nature against him? Another ploy speed of the hunt. Is he We are similarly made aware
prosperous and experience. easily forgotten or to seek sympathy? Or possibly unable to control himself of the class difference
superior man has The discarded. the snake-like nature of the and contain his emotions? between Wyatt and the King.
gotten there unattainability of The persona is ‘hynde’ which he is never able to Running out of breath? By referencing Ceasar, we get
before him, the beloved (real similarly of a lower capture. His failed attempts. The caesura in the middle the impression that this rival
having echo of Gatsby). status to the ‘Noli me tangere.. /and wylde’ – could be indicative of a is of significant power and
successfully ‘hynde’, therefore futility of the chase. Resistance of restraint of emotions, or his status.
captured and weakening his the woman and resistance sudden realisation of the Throughout the poem, there
tamed/branded pursuit of her. enforced by social class. futility of his pursuit. is an emphasis on a woman’s
the deer as his Theme of hunters This is a sonnet! The volta need for financial stability
own. and hunted. introduces his mental through love, therefore
Renaissance and preoccupation with the suggesting that her
Latinate imagery. deer despite his physically experience of ‘love’ is merely
Trying to catch the wearied state. survival.
wind. Love is like a Brought the sonnet into
wind which is English poetry.
physically
unachievable and
free.
Sonnet 116 Shakespeare The persona is in The ambiguity of Separation between ‘marriage of An iambic pentameter is Imagery of death: ‘bending The title ‘Sonnet’
attempts to awe of love as a the subject of the true mindes’ and ‘admit used, mirroring the sickles’ – in a death-fearing already gives the
define the concept, as a persona’s love impediments’ – this separation heartbeat and the very and god-fearing society this poem a high status
experience of true living entity. Love presents this suggests that love should have no force of love. Love as imagery would have and high
love. here is almost experience of love faults, no weaknesses. wavering yet strong – particularly strong and widely significance.
worshiped as a as impersonal and Many monosyllabic words – demonstrated by the slight believed. Therefore, love’s Sonnets of that
force of extreme therefore universal. poem is accessible to everyone – syllabic disturbances across presentation as powerful and time most usually
power and again, presenting this portrayal the poem. Yet, despite unwavering would have used high-level
influence, only of love as not limited to one these disturbances, the particularly resonated. To concepts and held
ever yielding experience or one particular structure of the poem does this extent, the argument is an undeniable
before the threat sector of society, but as universal. not falter or crumble. Love further rationalised. sense of
of death. ‘Ever fixed marke’, ‘star… is imperfect, but it must be The era of navigation – importance and
Presentation of wandring barke’. Love is cherished as being so. sailing around the world, influence.
fidelity presented as a vital and The strong rhyme scheme seeing the universe in a
inextricably potentially life-saving force. A shows love as being an different way as something
binding a couple. symbol for positive forces that eternal force, and also does that we live in and possess.
Love conquers guide people through difficult not allow you to stop or
death and time? parts in their lives. Navigation, take a break, making the
guiding force, a sense of purpose. poet sounds passionate and
Could there be a possible link to confident over his claims.
religion through reference to a Trying to convince the
star? Therefore presenting love reader of this?
as entwined with God. However, the disturbance
‘mindes’ ‘rosie lips and cheeks’ – to the rhyme scheme
love goes beyond appearance, counters this –
and does not falter although impediments surely do
beauty fades. The poem implies a exist, and they strengthen
psychological bonding of souls. love and our faith in love?
Relies on rational thinking. The speaker reasons the
notion that fidelity can
transcend such barriers
(impediments) if it is
genuine.
The rhyming couplet at the
end: hammers home his
point. Just as love is
unwavering, so is his
opinion of it. His
confidence. This is equally a
paradoxical statement
which appears to be
contradictory but is in fact
true. Shakespeare equally
inserts his opinion into the
poem. He knows the lasting
value of what he is writing.
, The Flea The personal tries Love is a The flea: an erotic ‘sucked…sucks’ – possible ‘f’ This is a satire! During and after his Metaphysical
to convince a momentary symbol. sound in previous versions due to Three equal stanzas used – education, Donne spent much poetry: sensuality is
woman to sleep pleasure – love is The poem exists typography. Lends a certain focusing on the union of of his considerable blended with
with him – his defined by sex. within a long ambiguity to poem? Therefore, the three? Contrastingly, inheritance on women, philosophy; passion
argument is that Emotional European tradition he is mixing satire and humorous this could be a reference to literature pastimes and travel with intellect. The
they have already connection of insects swarming wit with ambition. the holy trinity. – momentary pleasures. form is often an
mixed their blood regarding love the necks, bosoms, Repetition of marriage – ‘our’: Rationalising his argument Donne’s poetry was written argument of some
inside the body of does not exist and underskirts of they are creating their own union through religious allusions. for patrons – The Flea was sort. A conceit is
a flea, so they beyond ladies, exciting the which subverts typical This is from a 1st person written when he was using a used, bringing
may as well mix obligation. male observer who expectations surrounding male narrative – the male lustful, cynical persona in his together two vastly
their bodily fluids But the poem is can only dream of marriage, including the need for persona therefore persists. poetry. different ideas into
through the act of satire, therefore going to such the blessing of the parents. The We see things from his a single idea. The
sex. we must consider locations on the flea similarly represents their point of view: his desire is theme is
that Donne mocks body of his lady. marriage bed and marriage central to the narrative. emphasised by
the persona’s Typically, the temple. The couple are joined in The monologue style fantastic
words and poems revolve the flea, thus the flea is at once a similarly lends an unbroken metaphors and
therefore around the male metaphor for their bodies’ union rhythm, lending him power hyperbole.
presents love as poet imagining in marriage, the mixture of blood to push his persuasion onto
permanent. himself as the flea – in the marriage’s consummation, the woman. Perhaps here, Donne’s poetry
Although, freedom of access, and also a physical space in Donne is mocking the broke from the
perhaps the as well as appetite, which all this is contained. persona’s irrational and conventional values
consideration of on female This is a holy union ignorant point of view. of
marriage by the untouched flesh. The poem is structured, Elizabethan/Petrarc
persona equally however there is a weak han love poetry by
presents a rhyme scheme, suggesting echoing the words
permanence? that the poet is so keen on and imagery of
Presentation of achieving his end goal that common speech.
passionate love he is uninterested in the
as unfulfilled. details: ‘this’ and ‘is’.
The enjambment after the
woman kills the flea
similarly suggests that he is
caught by surprise by the
woman’s sudden display of
agency against his
persuasions. However, the
speaker ultimately
dampens this agency by
stating that she has not
gained back any honour –
they may as well have slept
together – the damage is
all the same anyway
through her sin of killing
what is innocent.
To His Coy Addressing a Love is perceived “Desarts of vast ‘The conversion of the Jews’- Disrupted iambic Many of his satirical works Metaphysical
Mistress woman who as inexorable lust. Eternity’ – refers to the end of the world. tetrameter used: creates a were seen as too poetry: see above.
appears slow in subversion of Inferring that the end of his love sense of stumbling forward, controversial and dangerous This poem us a
responding to hs Christian ideas will never arrive. Combined with and an urging tone. to be published in his name famous example of
romantic concerning the the semantic field of time. The poem is written in until after his death. One ‘carpe diem’ poetry.
advances. The afterlife in order to ‘My vegetable love should grow’- rhyming couplets, such work saw the printer These poems urge
persona argues persuade the saying his love is natural and suggesting unity and imprisoned and a reward us to make the
that if time didn’t woman to sleep should be nurtured? Or possibly connection between the offered for the identification most of today, for
exist, he would with him. There is playing upon vulgar imagery to two, as well as lending the of its author. who knows what
court her forever no retribution after deliver a more satirical tone to persona a sense of Marvell lived in a time of tomorrow might
and admire every death, so why his persuasion. Metaphorical? rationality, logic, and upheaval and uncertainty. bring. We should
aspect of her should she fear Innuendo? argument. Much of his poetry deals with not pointlessly wait
being. sleeping with him However, the diction ‘should Alternatively, it suggests ideas of existence and truth, for death to arrive.
To be coy: to outside of grow’ emphasise the speaker’s naivety and innocence. This His poetry is also humorous, This idea clashes
make a pretence marriage? Religious emotions that has been forced is supported by the varying using satire to attack or mock with the Puritanical
of shyness or punishment will and that there is no substance to length of the three stanzas, others. ideals of the time,
modesty which is surely not follow. their relationship. * The speaker pushing a playful and which emphasised
intended to be References to is, indeed, lusting after the carefree tone. Trying to the importance of
alluring. mortality – an woman rather than having true dampen the seriousness of denying personal
attempt to scare intentions for their relationship to his persuasion with a pleasures in order
the woman into work. childlike playfulness. to prepare oneself
having sex with Semantic field of physical beauty This is also a monologue for meeting God in
him. and bodily parts – only her from the male perspective. death.
physicality is desired and yearned * Reinforced by iambic
for by the persona. ‘…your Heart’ tetrameter that becomes
comes last. Unable to control his disrupted in this line.
passion as the speaker
figuratively dissects parts of her
body individually.
Hyperbolic and comedic
representation of relationship:
Marvel introduces lust as
timeless and recreational.
However, this ludicrous and
selfish attitude towards a lover
shows how lust inevitably
damages a relationship which
cannot be fixed.
Repetition of ‘us’- forcefully
pulling the two together in a
symbolic union.
‘Worms’ used as a conceit –
typical of metaphysical poetry.
Here, he uses it in a derogatory
manner to suggest that the
woman’s ‘coy’ attitude will leave
her a virgin for the rest of her life
– ultimately, it is either him, or
the worms which will invade her
dead virgin body.
The rhyming couplet ‘lust…dust’
alludes to an ultimatum between
sex and death.
The ‘A scrutiny’: A Love does not The concept of the Separation of ‘I’ and ‘you’ ‘morn…last night’ The Cavalier poetry: Lust as a
topic/ key love (AO2) (AO2) techniques (AO2) context and other
ideas typicality (AO3) poems
(AO4)
Who so list Love as a The image of a Assonance: ‘ so sore’. Mournful, Iambic pentameter used, King Henry VIII and Anne Traditional trope:
to hount I The speaker conquest, ‘hynde’ or a deer: weak, weary tone. Feeling sorry possibly as a mirror of the Boleyn? The woman has male gaze. The
knowe (presumably Sir something to be portrayal of a for himself that he. Is unable to persona’s heartbeat – an chosen a suitor of the higher woman is being
where is an Thomas Wyatt) is achieved and woman as an catch up and catch the ‘hynde’. attempt to demonstrate class and status, showing perceived and
hynde set on capturing a flaunted for one’s animal/ as prey. Fricative language/ assonance: love, or pursuit. This could that in the 16th Century, pursued without
‘hynde’, a deer – satisfaction. Places the concept ‘faynting I followe… I leve of also be the horses’ hooves. women did not pursue love word of her
this is his Commitment is of love within that therefore’. Breathy, defeated Relentless ambition. we would expect in the 21st consent.
momentary not necessary – of sport, or game. sound. There is enjambment used century, but instead sought
ambition. Yet, he ‘love’ is a fleeting Love exists only as a Sibilance: ‘slithers.. seke’ hissing in the middle- possibly after stability and material
ultimately fails, as and somewhat momentary of the wind? Aggression of the reflecting the chaos and gains.
another, more detached pleasure which is nature against him? Another ploy speed of the hunt. Is he We are similarly made aware
prosperous and experience. easily forgotten or to seek sympathy? Or possibly unable to control himself of the class difference
superior man has The discarded. the snake-like nature of the and contain his emotions? between Wyatt and the King.
gotten there unattainability of The persona is ‘hynde’ which he is never able to Running out of breath? By referencing Ceasar, we get
before him, the beloved (real similarly of a lower capture. His failed attempts. The caesura in the middle the impression that this rival
having echo of Gatsby). status to the ‘Noli me tangere.. /and wylde’ – could be indicative of a is of significant power and
successfully ‘hynde’, therefore futility of the chase. Resistance of restraint of emotions, or his status.
captured and weakening his the woman and resistance sudden realisation of the Throughout the poem, there
tamed/branded pursuit of her. enforced by social class. futility of his pursuit. is an emphasis on a woman’s
the deer as his Theme of hunters This is a sonnet! The volta need for financial stability
own. and hunted. introduces his mental through love, therefore
Renaissance and preoccupation with the suggesting that her
Latinate imagery. deer despite his physically experience of ‘love’ is merely
Trying to catch the wearied state. survival.
wind. Love is like a Brought the sonnet into
wind which is English poetry.
physically
unachievable and
free.
Sonnet 116 Shakespeare The persona is in The ambiguity of Separation between ‘marriage of An iambic pentameter is Imagery of death: ‘bending The title ‘Sonnet’
attempts to awe of love as a the subject of the true mindes’ and ‘admit used, mirroring the sickles’ – in a death-fearing already gives the
define the concept, as a persona’s love impediments’ – this separation heartbeat and the very and god-fearing society this poem a high status
experience of true living entity. Love presents this suggests that love should have no force of love. Love as imagery would have and high
love. here is almost experience of love faults, no weaknesses. wavering yet strong – particularly strong and widely significance.
worshiped as a as impersonal and Many monosyllabic words – demonstrated by the slight believed. Therefore, love’s Sonnets of that
force of extreme therefore universal. poem is accessible to everyone – syllabic disturbances across presentation as powerful and time most usually
power and again, presenting this portrayal the poem. Yet, despite unwavering would have used high-level
influence, only of love as not limited to one these disturbances, the particularly resonated. To concepts and held
ever yielding experience or one particular structure of the poem does this extent, the argument is an undeniable
before the threat sector of society, but as universal. not falter or crumble. Love further rationalised. sense of
of death. ‘Ever fixed marke’, ‘star… is imperfect, but it must be The era of navigation – importance and
Presentation of wandring barke’. Love is cherished as being so. sailing around the world, influence.
fidelity presented as a vital and The strong rhyme scheme seeing the universe in a
inextricably potentially life-saving force. A shows love as being an different way as something
binding a couple. symbol for positive forces that eternal force, and also does that we live in and possess.
Love conquers guide people through difficult not allow you to stop or
death and time? parts in their lives. Navigation, take a break, making the
guiding force, a sense of purpose. poet sounds passionate and
Could there be a possible link to confident over his claims.
religion through reference to a Trying to convince the
star? Therefore presenting love reader of this?
as entwined with God. However, the disturbance
‘mindes’ ‘rosie lips and cheeks’ – to the rhyme scheme
love goes beyond appearance, counters this –
and does not falter although impediments surely do
beauty fades. The poem implies a exist, and they strengthen
psychological bonding of souls. love and our faith in love?
Relies on rational thinking. The speaker reasons the
notion that fidelity can
transcend such barriers
(impediments) if it is
genuine.
The rhyming couplet at the
end: hammers home his
point. Just as love is
unwavering, so is his
opinion of it. His
confidence. This is equally a
paradoxical statement
which appears to be
contradictory but is in fact
true. Shakespeare equally
inserts his opinion into the
poem. He knows the lasting
value of what he is writing.
, The Flea The personal tries Love is a The flea: an erotic ‘sucked…sucks’ – possible ‘f’ This is a satire! During and after his Metaphysical
to convince a momentary symbol. sound in previous versions due to Three equal stanzas used – education, Donne spent much poetry: sensuality is
woman to sleep pleasure – love is The poem exists typography. Lends a certain focusing on the union of of his considerable blended with
with him – his defined by sex. within a long ambiguity to poem? Therefore, the three? Contrastingly, inheritance on women, philosophy; passion
argument is that Emotional European tradition he is mixing satire and humorous this could be a reference to literature pastimes and travel with intellect. The
they have already connection of insects swarming wit with ambition. the holy trinity. – momentary pleasures. form is often an
mixed their blood regarding love the necks, bosoms, Repetition of marriage – ‘our’: Rationalising his argument Donne’s poetry was written argument of some
inside the body of does not exist and underskirts of they are creating their own union through religious allusions. for patrons – The Flea was sort. A conceit is
a flea, so they beyond ladies, exciting the which subverts typical This is from a 1st person written when he was using a used, bringing
may as well mix obligation. male observer who expectations surrounding male narrative – the male lustful, cynical persona in his together two vastly
their bodily fluids But the poem is can only dream of marriage, including the need for persona therefore persists. poetry. different ideas into
through the act of satire, therefore going to such the blessing of the parents. The We see things from his a single idea. The
sex. we must consider locations on the flea similarly represents their point of view: his desire is theme is
that Donne mocks body of his lady. marriage bed and marriage central to the narrative. emphasised by
the persona’s Typically, the temple. The couple are joined in The monologue style fantastic
words and poems revolve the flea, thus the flea is at once a similarly lends an unbroken metaphors and
therefore around the male metaphor for their bodies’ union rhythm, lending him power hyperbole.
presents love as poet imagining in marriage, the mixture of blood to push his persuasion onto
permanent. himself as the flea – in the marriage’s consummation, the woman. Perhaps here, Donne’s poetry
Although, freedom of access, and also a physical space in Donne is mocking the broke from the
perhaps the as well as appetite, which all this is contained. persona’s irrational and conventional values
consideration of on female This is a holy union ignorant point of view. of
marriage by the untouched flesh. The poem is structured, Elizabethan/Petrarc
persona equally however there is a weak han love poetry by
presents a rhyme scheme, suggesting echoing the words
permanence? that the poet is so keen on and imagery of
Presentation of achieving his end goal that common speech.
passionate love he is uninterested in the
as unfulfilled. details: ‘this’ and ‘is’.
The enjambment after the
woman kills the flea
similarly suggests that he is
caught by surprise by the
woman’s sudden display of
agency against his
persuasions. However, the
speaker ultimately
dampens this agency by
stating that she has not
gained back any honour –
they may as well have slept
together – the damage is
all the same anyway
through her sin of killing
what is innocent.
To His Coy Addressing a Love is perceived “Desarts of vast ‘The conversion of the Jews’- Disrupted iambic Many of his satirical works Metaphysical
Mistress woman who as inexorable lust. Eternity’ – refers to the end of the world. tetrameter used: creates a were seen as too poetry: see above.
appears slow in subversion of Inferring that the end of his love sense of stumbling forward, controversial and dangerous This poem us a
responding to hs Christian ideas will never arrive. Combined with and an urging tone. to be published in his name famous example of
romantic concerning the the semantic field of time. The poem is written in until after his death. One ‘carpe diem’ poetry.
advances. The afterlife in order to ‘My vegetable love should grow’- rhyming couplets, such work saw the printer These poems urge
persona argues persuade the saying his love is natural and suggesting unity and imprisoned and a reward us to make the
that if time didn’t woman to sleep should be nurtured? Or possibly connection between the offered for the identification most of today, for
exist, he would with him. There is playing upon vulgar imagery to two, as well as lending the of its author. who knows what
court her forever no retribution after deliver a more satirical tone to persona a sense of Marvell lived in a time of tomorrow might
and admire every death, so why his persuasion. Metaphorical? rationality, logic, and upheaval and uncertainty. bring. We should
aspect of her should she fear Innuendo? argument. Much of his poetry deals with not pointlessly wait
being. sleeping with him However, the diction ‘should Alternatively, it suggests ideas of existence and truth, for death to arrive.
To be coy: to outside of grow’ emphasise the speaker’s naivety and innocence. This His poetry is also humorous, This idea clashes
make a pretence marriage? Religious emotions that has been forced is supported by the varying using satire to attack or mock with the Puritanical
of shyness or punishment will and that there is no substance to length of the three stanzas, others. ideals of the time,
modesty which is surely not follow. their relationship. * The speaker pushing a playful and which emphasised
intended to be References to is, indeed, lusting after the carefree tone. Trying to the importance of
alluring. mortality – an woman rather than having true dampen the seriousness of denying personal
attempt to scare intentions for their relationship to his persuasion with a pleasures in order
the woman into work. childlike playfulness. to prepare oneself
having sex with Semantic field of physical beauty This is also a monologue for meeting God in
him. and bodily parts – only her from the male perspective. death.
physicality is desired and yearned * Reinforced by iambic
for by the persona. ‘…your Heart’ tetrameter that becomes
comes last. Unable to control his disrupted in this line.
passion as the speaker
figuratively dissects parts of her
body individually.
Hyperbolic and comedic
representation of relationship:
Marvel introduces lust as
timeless and recreational.
However, this ludicrous and
selfish attitude towards a lover
shows how lust inevitably
damages a relationship which
cannot be fixed.
Repetition of ‘us’- forcefully
pulling the two together in a
symbolic union.
‘Worms’ used as a conceit –
typical of metaphysical poetry.
Here, he uses it in a derogatory
manner to suggest that the
woman’s ‘coy’ attitude will leave
her a virgin for the rest of her life
– ultimately, it is either him, or
the worms which will invade her
dead virgin body.
The rhyming couplet ‘lust…dust’
alludes to an ultimatum between
sex and death.
The ‘A scrutiny’: A Love does not The concept of the Separation of ‘I’ and ‘you’ ‘morn…last night’ The Cavalier poetry: Lust as a
