Love Poems Flashcards
What can we compare when we two parted to?
• Love’s philosophy
•neutral tones
What is the semantic field in when we two parted?
Death imagery. “Colder” “pale” “chill.” Death of their love
What kind of structure does when we two parted have?
Cyclical- “in silence and tears”
Finish the quote (when we two parted) “in ______ we met. In silence I ______”
In secret we met in silence we grieve
repetition of what kind of verbs comes up in love’s philosophy?
Sexual verbs. “Mingle” “kiss” “clasp” shows desire through personification
What can you compare loves philosophy to?
•letters from Yorkshire
•porphyria’s lover
What Is the structure of loves philosophy?
Reflects the flow of a river- “and the rivers through the ocean”
What Is the rhetorical question in loves philosophy?
“If thou lies not me?” Direct address. Personal
What can you link neutral tones to?
• when we two parted
• love’s philosophy
What is the bird imagery quote in neutral tones?
“Like an ominous bird a wing”
What quotes are pathetic fallacy in neutral tones?
“Winter” “white” “grey”
What is the oxymoron in neutral tones?
“Alive enough to have strength to die.” Metaphor for grief. Death imagery
What is repeated in porphyria’s lover?
Her hair. “Long yellow strings.”
Idea of her hair being a noose- love kills her
Obsession
Power over her
What can you compare porphyria’s lover to?
•love’s philosophy
•the farmers bride
What is the enjambment quote on porphyria’s lover?
“Mine.mine, fair, perfectly pure and good”
