Ae fond kiss- structure Flashcards
1
Q
What are the stanzas sectioned into?
A
Three octaves
2
Q
What are the octaves split into based on language?
A
Octaves split into quatrains
3
Q
What do quatrains enable?
A
To look at the many aspects of love, regret, loss and also an optimistic approach into the future
4
Q
What meter is the poem written in?
A
Trochaic tetrameter
5
Q
Effect of the meter
A
Slow rhythmic and regular meter emphasises the emotional state of the speaker as he wants to delay the moment before saying goodbye to his lover forever.
6
Q
What’s the rhyme scheme of the poem?
A
AABBCCDD
7
Q
Effect of rhyme scheme
A
Each line is connected mimics and reinforces the idea that separation brings heart-breaking gried
