Desire/longing- Loves Philosophy And I Think Of Theez Flashcards
Ts1: the writers use natural imagery to convey their desire/ longing.
‘Fountains mingle’
‘Wild vines’
‘Twine’
‘Sunlight clasps’ and ‘moonbeams kiss’
TS2: both poets create a religious semantic field to convey their views on desire/longing.
‘Palm tree’-ITOT
‘Law divine’-LP
‘Winds of heaven mix’-LP
TS3: Whilst in ‘Loves Philosophy’ he is trying to seduce her as his desire for her is unrequited, in ‘I Think Of Thee’, they are already emotionally close but desire to get closer physically.
‘Waves clasp one another’
‘Dearer, better!Rather instantly’
In ‘Loves’ Philosophy’ the rhetorical questions at the end of each stanza makes her continually question her resistance, where as, in ‘I Think Of Thee’ it is a Petrarchan Sonnet where the Volta comes early, emphasising her impatience to see him.
‘What are all these kissings worth
If thou kiss not me?
Volta comes early- no quote.
‘Dearer, better! Rather instantly’ Is also structure but in TS3.
LP- 2 octaves which represents how he wants to not be separated , and to join them together.
Structure in loves philosophy:
Questions at end of each stanza to make her question her resistance.
‘What are all these kissings worth
If thou kiss not me?’
2 octaves- they are separated but he wants to join them together.
Structure in I think of thee:
‘Dearer, better! Rather instantly’
Caesura emphasises the demand to be with him.
Petrarchan sonnet- Volta comes early, emphasising her impatience to see him.
‘Fountains mingle’
L= natural imagery suggests sexual love is natural. Nature mingles, so why can’t they? Mingling and joining with another makes you greater than if you were an individual.
I/D/L/R- Euphemism for sex here used as it would be shocking to a Georgian reader to refer to sex explicitly in the Georgian era.
‘Sunlight clasps’ ‘moonbeams kiss’
L= personification- used to make her picture them being intimate.
His love for her is eternal as he references to day and night. Nature couples so why can’t they?
‘Wild vines’
L= extended metaphor- natural imagery. Compares her thoughts about her loved one as not meant to be there. Vines- she is centered around him. C=This relates to the speaker and her partner being against societal standards as he is lower class than her. Men were seen as having to be higher class than their partner in the Victorian era (patriarchal society). This shows their true love and desire for each other as they are willing to go against societal standards.
‘Twine’
L= verb and natural imagery
I= cerebral (describing her thoughts.
Or implies her sexual desire as she physically wants to wrap herself around him. Shows true love for him as she wishes to take the relationship a step further.
‘Law divine’
he implies she should obey Gods law- God created the world- all things in the natural world reproduce to ensure the continuation of species. Therefore, sexual life is sanctioned by God.
C= The speakers argument that sexual intercourse is sanctioned by God is undermined by the poets’ agnosticism.
‘Winds of heaven mix’
L= metaphor
Creates a religious semantic field.
Shows God would not disapprove- tries to persuade his love object that sex is heavenly and not a sin.
‘Palm tree’
L= metaphor- compares her loved one as so natural and beautiful.
I= symbolises moral goodness and wisdom- he’s her paradise.
Alternatively, it is biblical imagery which implies that she worships him as palm leaves were layed at Jesus’ crucifixion. C= This biblical imagery reflects how the poet grew up in a Christian household.
‘Waves clasp one another’
L= personification- he wants her to imagine them kissing and embracing. Trying to persuade her as his desire for her is great. Nature couples so why can’t they?
‘Dearer, better! Rather instantly’
L= comparative adjectives emphasise how the thoughts of him are not enough because the physical reality is better than anything she can imagine. (D). C= reflects how poets father was very restrictive so they desire to see each other due to it being very hard to do so.
