A Song (Absent From Thee) Flashcards
What genre is the poem?
Cavalier poetry
What is the rhyme scheme and metre? + why
Alternate rhyme and iambic tetrameter which adds to the song like rhythm
Who is the poet?
John Wilmot - Earl of Rochester
“The straying…
…fool”
“From thine Arms then…
…let me flie”
“That my fantastick mind may prove…
…the Torments it deserves to try”
What is the effect of “When wearied with a world of Woe”?
The alliteration slows down the line showing how exhausted it is
What is the effect of “Where Love and Peace and…
…truth does flow” it is a syndetic list showing how much of it there is
What is the effect of “I fall on some base heart unblest”
Fall is a reference to how Satan fell from heaven and grace just like he falls from his lover who is “Heaven”
What is the effect of “Faithless to thee…
…false, unforgiven” that is triple phrasing and asyndetic to contrast with the abounding love and peace and truth. Also the alliteration is angry like they’re spitting it out
“Lose my…
…everlasting rest”
What context is there surrounding Wilmot?
That he was an infamous wild child and often drunk and disorderly but in the countryside he had a wife away from his city antics
