Poetry: Envy Flashcards
1
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author
envy
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Mary Lamb
2
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Message
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3
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Themes
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4
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structure
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- regular rhyme scheme
- progression of paragraphs
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atmosphere/tone
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6
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Quote 1
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“rose tree”
symbolism > beauty/ perfection will always come with flaws
7
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Quote 2
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“It all in vain would fret”
personification > even the most desired things have their flaws/limitations
8
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Quote 3
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“It ne’er had seen its own red rose”
metre empashises key words: “ne’er” > cant fully undderstand/percieve ourselves
“own” > self perception
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Quote 4
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“Like such a blind and senseless tree”
simile > if humans acted like this tree, we could never take in our good features
> > trees are inanimate objects so cannot think
“senseless” > lack of senses (touch/taste etc.) or to lack sense (to not make sense/lack sanity)
