Poetry Comparison quotes Flashcards

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How are Tom’s attitudes towards his affairs mirrored in ‘Non sum Qualis?’

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‘Once in a while I go off on a spree and make a fool of myself. But I always come back and in my heart I loved her the whole time.’

‘I have been faithful to thee Cynara! In my fashion.’

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How are women in Gatsby and in ‘She Walks In Beauty’ portrayed through light imagery?

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‘Her face was sad and lovely with bright things in in.’

‘All that’s best of dark and bright.’

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How are barriers to love presented in Gatsby? (social class)

Who so List? (social class)

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(Jordan’s narrative.) ‘She was effectively prevented, but she wasn’t on speaking terms with her family for weeks.’

‘Noli me tangere for Caesar’s I ame’

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How is religion seen to be a barrier to love in Gatsby and ‘The Garden of Love?’

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‘She’s a catholic.’

‘And the gates of this chapel were shut And thou shalt not writ over the door.’

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How is the pointless chase of an unattainable female shown in Gatsby and Who so List?

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‘He had committed himself to the following of a grail.’

‘As she fleeth afore faynting I follow.’

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