Moon/Night/Weather Imagery Flashcards
“twas a ______ charm”
“twas a midnight charm”
“______ gleam”
“moonlight gleam”
While Madeline and Porphyro arguably engage in sensual relations, the weather picks up outside, becoming aggressive. This could be nature’s way of saying it is unnatural - Keats could be using this moment to encapsulate his relationship and society disagreeing with it
“Like Love’s ____ pattering the _____ sleet against the _____ panes”
“Like Love’s alarum pattering the sharp sleet against the window panes”
Keats uses moon imagery here, which suggests there has been a loss of innocence, and cycles have ended (it also proposes her death as a red herring)
“St Agnes’ _____ hath ____”
“St Agnes moon hath set”