Love's Philosophy

Question 1

How many stanzas?

Answer 1

2

Question 2

What could the 2 stanzas symbolise?

Answer 2

2 separated lovers- ironic due to the symmetry and stability

Repeated point

Question 3

What metre is it written in?

Answer 3

Trochaic

Question 4

What is the line length?

Answer 4

4 (quatrains)

Question 5

What is a trochaic metre?

Answer 5

Stressed and unstressed syllables with 4 beats in the first 3 lines and 3 in the fourth

Question 6

What is the rhyme scheme?

Answer 6

ABABCDCD

Question 7

What is the effect of the trochaic metre?

Answer 7

Slightly heavy, dreamy feel when read aloud

Question 8

Why do several lines begin with an analectic syllable?

Answer 8

To extend the normal line length to make it slightly irregular, creating a spontaneous effect

Question 9

What 2 types of rhyme mingle?

Answer 9

Feminine and masculine

Question 10

Why is there alternate rhyme?

Answer 10

Unity isn’t achieved

Question 11

All things by a law divine…

Answer 11

In one spirit meet and mingle

Question 12

See the mountains…

Answer 12

Kiss high heaven

Question 13

What is the quote “see the mountains kiss high heaven”?

Answer 13

Metonym

Question 14

No sister-flower would be forgiven…

Answer 14

If it disdained its brother