Poetry Comparison quotes Flashcards
How are Tom’s attitudes towards his affairs mirrored in ‘Non sum Qualis?’
‘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.’
How are women in Gatsby and in ‘She Walks In Beauty’ portrayed through light imagery?
‘Her face was sad and lovely with bright things in in.’
‘All that’s best of dark and bright.’
How are barriers to love presented in Gatsby? (social class)
Who so List? (social class)
(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’
How is religion seen to be a barrier to love in Gatsby and ‘The Garden of Love?’
‘She’s a catholic.’
‘And the gates of this chapel were shut And thou shalt not writ over the door.’
How is the pointless chase of an unattainable female shown in Gatsby and Who so List?
‘He had committed himself to the following of a grail.’
‘As she fleeth afore faynting I follow.’
