Poetry (love) Flashcards
Name the “what” of Sonnet 43
Barret Browning struggles to comprehend the depth and strength of her love
Name the “what” of She walks in beauty
Lord Byron admires how the woman walks and talks, in beauty and innocence
Name the “what” of Cosy Apologia
Justifying her love, and comparing her current lover to her exes, as a hero compared to fools.
Name the “what” of Valentine
Showing loves unconventionality through and onion as a valentines gift
Name the “what” of Afternoons
Mothers are losing their joy and freedom, as they have to look after their children.
Name the “who” of she walks in beauty
Lord Byron
Name the “who” of sonnet 43
Barret Browning herself
Name the “who” of cosy apologia
the poet (Rita Dove) and her husband Fred
Name the “who” of valentine
The speaker to their lover
Name the “who” of afternoons
Philip Larkin speaking from the mind of a mother
Name the “where” of sonnet 43
N/A
Name the “where” of she walks in beauty
Presumably a party
Name the “where” of cosy apologia
Her study in their house
Name the “where” of valentine
Presumably a Valentine’s day date
Name the “when” of she walks in beauty
The evening
Name the “when” of sonnet 43
N/A
Name the “where” of afternoons
A park for children
Name the “when” of cosy apologia
During a hurricane
Name the “when” of valentine
Valentines day
Name the “when” of afternoons
The afternoon
Name the “why” of sonnet 43
to describe the feeling of love by measuring how much hers means to her
Name the “why” of she walks in beauty
She contrasts him in a bizarre love of innocence and beauty
Name the “why” of cosy apologia
To justify her love, and show that despite the storm, she is enamoured
Name the “why” of valentine
To challenge the stereotypical view of valentine’s as the speaker presents their lover with the onion
Name the “why” of afternoons
Mothers are in the afternoons of their lives, where their children have stolen their identities and their lives are not their own
Name the quote from the word: depth
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach
Name the quote from the word: griefs
I love the with the passion put to use in my old griefs
Name the quote from the word: better
If God choose I shall but love thee better after death
Name the quote from the word: cloudless
Of cloudless climes and starry skies
Name the quote from the word: shade
One shade the more, one ray the less
Name the quote from the word: innocent
A heart whose love is innocent
Name the quote from the word: glinting
chain mail glinting, to set me free
Name the quote from the word: teenage
teenage crushes on worthless boys whose only talent was to kiss you senseless
Name the quote from the word: content
We’re content, but fall short of the Divine
Name the quote from the word: tears
It will blind you with tears
Name the quote from the word: platinum
Its platinum loops shrink to a wedding-ring
Name the quote from the word: kiss
It’s fierce kiss will stay on your lips, possessive and faithful
Name the quote from the word: fading
Summer is fading, the leaves fall in ones and twos
Name the quote from the word: washing
An estateful of washing
Name the quote from the word: side
Something is pushing them to the side of their own lives
