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English Literature - Poetry - Quote Memorisation Flashcards

1
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When We Two Parted?
Have you memorised the poem?

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Yes

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When We Two Parted - remember to revise the connotations of each quote in the mindmap! Practice without and then check
What portion of the heart is broken?

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Half broken hearted

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When We Two Parted - remember to revise the connotations of each quote in the mindmap! Practice without and then check
What did Lady Caroline Lamb call Byron

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Mad, bad and dangerous to know

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When We Two Parted - remember to revise the connotations of each quote in the mindmap! Practice without and then check
What is going to happen to their relationship?

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‘Sever’

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When We Two Parted - remember to revise the connotations of each quote in the mindmap! Practice without and then check
What is repeated at the second line and penultimate?

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‘Silence and tears’

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When We Two Parted - remember to revise the connotations of each quote in the mindmap! Practice without and then check
What are 4 lexical fields/themes in the poem?

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Sadness/hopelessness + solitude + betrayal/blame + death + separation/brokenness

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When We Two Parted - remember to revise the connotations of each quote in the mindmap! Practice without and then check
Give a quote showing juxtaposition?

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‘Pale grew thy cheek and cold’

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When We Two Parted - remember to revise the connotations of each quote in the mindmap! Practice without and then check
What word shows auditory imagery and connotes death?

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‘Knell’

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When We Two Parted - remember to revise the connotations of each quote in the mindmap! Practice without and then check
Which temperature is repeated throughout the poem?

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‘Cold/colder thy kiss’ ‘chill’

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When We Two Parted - remember to revise the connotations of each quote in the mindmap! Practice without and then check
What quote shows Byron blaming his partner?

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Thy vows are all broken

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When We Two Parted - remember to revise the connotations of each quote in the mindmap! Practice without and then check
What is one quote to do with solitude?

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‘Secret we met/share in its shame’

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When We Two Parted - remember to revise the connotations of each quote in the mindmap! Practice without and then check
What word shows that the sadness is so strong it’s physical?

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‘Shudder’

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When We Two Parted - remember to revise the connotations of each quote in the mindmap! Practice without and then check
What does ‘long, long [shall I rue thee] ‘ show?

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Hopelessness and feeling of eternal suffering

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When We Two Parted - remember to revise the connotations of each quote in the mindmap! Practice without and then check
What is the rhyme scheme?

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ABAB

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When We Two Parted - remember to revise the connotations of each quote in the mindmap! Practice without and then check
How many stresses per line are there?

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2 stresses

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When We Two Parted - remember to revise the connotations of each quote in the mindmap! Practice without and then check
What is the rhythm of the poem?

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Falling

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When We Two Parted - remember to revise the connotations of each quote in the mindmap! Practice without and then check
What is the structure of the poem?

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Cyclical

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When We Two Parted - remember to revise the connotations of each quote in the mindmap! Practice without and then check
What is the meter of the poem?

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Accentual syllabic

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When We Two Parted - remember to revise the connotations of each quote in the mindmap! Practice without and then check
What two poems is this good to compare to?

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Porphyria’s Lover and Neutral Tones

20
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Love’s philosophy
What did the waves do to each other?

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‘Waves clasp one another;’

21
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Love’s philosophy
All things are made by what law?

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Law divine

22
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Love’s philosophy
What do fountains do with the river?

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Fountains mingle with the river

23
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Love’s philosophy
How many lines are there per stanza?

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8

24
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Love’s philosophy
What is the meter?

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Ballad meter

25
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Love’s philosophy
What does the ABAB rhyme and the 2 stanzas show?

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Passion + couple

26
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Love’s philosophy
What is brother and sister compared to in the poem

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Sister-flower…(later) brother

27
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Love’s philosophy
What two words show the eternal nature of the longing?

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Sunlight and moonbeams

28
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Love’s philosophy
Give 3 words in the semantic field of embrace

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‘Mingle’, ‘clasp’, ‘kiss’

29
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Love’s philosophy
What does each stanza end with?

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A rhetorical question

30
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Love’s philosophy
What is the context of the poem?

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Romantic movement

31
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Love’s philosophy
What does monosyllabic show?

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‘Why not I with thine?’ Shows simplicity of relationship

32
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Love’s philosophy
What 4 poems could you compare to?

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I think of thee, when we two parted and the farmers bride and sing song

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