the structure
T N •
rhyme scheme
:
abdbccb
•
line length : all different
by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1 2 - 1 22)
Swiftly walk o'er the western wave 1 how
personified
- m
is night personified ?
Spirit of Night! Night > waiting for -
use of capital letter
/
Walk
-
given human like actions
Out of the misty eastern cave, ( moon comes from east ) -
wears clothes ( cloak )
-
has a sense of time
Where, all the long and lone daylight, w rm
•
Use of alliteration :
emphasises how
Thou wovest dreams of joy and fear, long +
lonely his 5
( good ) ) dreams + ( bad
day was
Which make thee terrible and dear,—
Swift be thy flight!
> tone :
desperate
$ grey cloak
Wrap thy form in a mantle grey
into cloak
stars woven
Star-inwrought! personified > also
deeply
Blind with thine hair the eyes of Day, ( longer day ) no
to see the
able
10
> overwhelm tired
personified
Kiss her until she be wearied out,
Then wander o'er city, and sea, and land, 1 magic people with touches
wand to
Touching all with thine opiate wand— /
sleep help them
Come, long-sought!
> night to
morning
When I arose and saw the dawn, 15
tone :
f
disappointed
I sigh’d for thee;
When light rode high, and the dew was gone,
And noon lay heavy on flower and tree,
And the weary Day turn’d to his rest,
overstayed has its
Day
Lingering like an unloved guest, simile
mm
guest could ; welcome as a 20
go he wants to
I sigh’d for thee. Both Death + sleep
stands for darkness ; offer to come to him
tonight Death takes humans
forgetfulness ) ( only attracted by Night )
>
into the unknown ( internal
Thy brother Death came, and cried, I¥ymw%y÷} death as an
.
tone :
depressed / suicidal
“Wouldst thou me?”
> of night during Night humans are
forgetfulness )
,
( temporary
Thy sweet child Sleep, the filmy-eyed, sleep overcome by
at noon
Murmur’d like a noontide bee, simile sweetly
-
sleep talks to
softly +
him
like
25
a bee a noontime
“Shall I nestle near thy side?”
“Wouldst thou me?”—And I replied,
“No, not thee!”
Death will come
-
>
in its own time
Death will come when thou art dead,
Soon, too soon— 30
Sleep will come when thou art fled;
} ] sleep
doesn't accept the can come when
offer of sleep Night is gone
Of neither would I ask the boon
doesn't want to waste time sleeping
I ask of thee, beloved Night—
-
-
Shelley wants to escape from day and seek refuge at Night
Swift be thine approaching flight,
Come soon, soon! 35
> tone :
eager
NEVER TELLS US WHY HE WANTS NIGHT TO COME
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T N •
rhyme scheme
:
abdbccb
•
line length : all different
by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1 2 - 1 22)
Swiftly walk o'er the western wave 1 how
personified
- m
is night personified ?
Spirit of Night! Night > waiting for -
use of capital letter
/
Walk
-
given human like actions
Out of the misty eastern cave, ( moon comes from east ) -
wears clothes ( cloak )
-
has a sense of time
Where, all the long and lone daylight, w rm
•
Use of alliteration :
emphasises how
Thou wovest dreams of joy and fear, long +
lonely his 5
( good ) ) dreams + ( bad
day was
Which make thee terrible and dear,—
Swift be thy flight!
> tone :
desperate
$ grey cloak
Wrap thy form in a mantle grey
into cloak
stars woven
Star-inwrought! personified > also
deeply
Blind with thine hair the eyes of Day, ( longer day ) no
to see the
able
10
> overwhelm tired
personified
Kiss her until she be wearied out,
Then wander o'er city, and sea, and land, 1 magic people with touches
wand to
Touching all with thine opiate wand— /
sleep help them
Come, long-sought!
> night to
morning
When I arose and saw the dawn, 15
tone :
f
disappointed
I sigh’d for thee;
When light rode high, and the dew was gone,
And noon lay heavy on flower and tree,
And the weary Day turn’d to his rest,
overstayed has its
Day
Lingering like an unloved guest, simile
mm
guest could ; welcome as a 20
go he wants to
I sigh’d for thee. Both Death + sleep
stands for darkness ; offer to come to him
tonight Death takes humans
forgetfulness ) ( only attracted by Night )
>
into the unknown ( internal
Thy brother Death came, and cried, I¥ymw%y÷} death as an
.
tone :
depressed / suicidal
“Wouldst thou me?”
> of night during Night humans are
forgetfulness )
,
( temporary
Thy sweet child Sleep, the filmy-eyed, sleep overcome by
at noon
Murmur’d like a noontide bee, simile sweetly
-
sleep talks to
softly +
him
like
25
a bee a noontime
“Shall I nestle near thy side?”
“Wouldst thou me?”—And I replied,
“No, not thee!”
Death will come
-
>
in its own time
Death will come when thou art dead,
Soon, too soon— 30
Sleep will come when thou art fled;
} ] sleep
doesn't accept the can come when
offer of sleep Night is gone
Of neither would I ask the boon
doesn't want to waste time sleeping
I ask of thee, beloved Night—
-
-
Shelley wants to escape from day and seek refuge at Night
Swift be thine approaching flight,
Come soon, soon! 35
> tone :
eager
NEVER TELLS US WHY HE WANTS NIGHT TO COME
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