Love and relationships Poetry Flashcards
Complete the quote, “Pale grew thy…”
“Pale grew thy cheek and cold,
colder thy kiss”
Complete the quote, “In ______ and tears…”
“In silence and tears, half broken hearted, to sever for years,”
What structure is the romantic poem, “When We Two Parted”?
Cylindrical structure
What language technique is important in the quote, “Why wert thou so dear? and why?
A rhetorical question and as it presents his wondering of why he ever loved her in the first place
Which love and relationships romantic poem did the poet Percy Bysshe Shelly make?
Love’s Philosophy
The word “Broken” is repeated a lot during the poem “When We Two Parted”, why?
As it shows how he feels he will never be whole again without her and as such, is “broken”
In “When We Two Parted” the pronouns change from “We” in the beginning to “I” and “Thy”, why?
To show their physical and emotional separation
What three things does the speaker in “Love’s Philosophy” want to do with the woman?
Mingle, Kiss and Clasp
What are the two possible interpretations of “Love’s Philosophy”?
It can be interpreted as either a romantic plea or a sinister manipulation attempt
Why could the poem “Love’s Philosophy” be seen as manipulative to a modern audience?
The woman has no voice, The language used is somewhat creepy, He uses manipulative language techniques such as rhetorical questions and repetition, etc
Complete the quote, “In one long yellow string I wound…”
“In one long yellow string I wound, Three times her little throat around, And strangled her.”
How are pronouns used in “Porphyria’s Lover”?
Singular pronouns are used for the vast majority of the poem to signify that due to societal constraints, they can never be together; At the end of the poem, however, The collective pronoun “We” is used to show that after death they are finally able to be together
What does the oxymoron, “To set its struggling passion free”, signify?
It shows how Porphyria & Her Lover’s relationship will be eternally troubled and never be able to work
What is the context behind the quote, “She, Too weak, For all her heart’s endeavour, To set its struggling passion free”?
In the 1800s, when this poem was written, there was a very specific class structure that limited the freedoms of love and relationships; Due to this, Porphyria, a princess, is unable to have a public relationship without dropping all of her class, which she is unwilling to do
Complete the quote, “She shut the cold out and the storm, And kneeled…”
“She shut the cold out and the storm, And kneeled and made the cheerless grate, Blaze up, And all the cottage warm.”
