Poetry Quotes Flashcards
“All other Beauties wrong”
The Scrutiny
Capitalisation of Beauties- objectification of women, reduced to physical attributes= mirrors Daisy being desirable only because she was beautiful, and rich
“Graven with diamonds in letters plain
There is written her faier neck rounde abowte”
Who so list to hount I knowe where is an hynde
Metaphor- the collar around her neck
Not only does this symbolise that the ‘Deer’ is already owned (desire over those out of reach- Daisy also out of reach), this also dehumanises and objectifies the woman of interest (context: Anne Boleyn)
“but as she fleeth afore
Faynting I followe”
Who so list to hount I knowe where is an hynde
Wyatt wrote ‘who so’ likely referring to Anne Boleyn, who left him for Henry, the speaker describes the deer as running away from him, suggesting it doesn’t want to be with him, yet he still wants to continue to chasing her.
Unreciprocated love
“And ‘twas last night I swore thee
That fond impossibility”
The Scrutiny
The woman wants the man to stay and could potentially be ‘in love’ with him as she (through inference it is implied) wants him to be with her for longer. Therefore the woman’s feelings are not reciprocated by the man
“your delicate cheek…when we’re ruined”
Ruined Maid
Hopeful, in that the virgin woman sees the ruined woman as beautiful but the stereotypes of ruined women were that they lost their purity and prosperity- irony
“graven with Diamondes… neck rounde abowte”
Who so list to hount I knowe where is an hynde
Hope but futile
The deer is owned by another, richer, man
“that tender light
which heaven to gaudy day denies”
She Walks in Beauty
The woman is being romanticised and idolised, her beauty as perceived is in reality unattainable
“That lookes on tempests and is never shaken”
Sonnett 116
Romanticisation of love, the idea that it will never falter, Shakespeare’s idealism of true love is unrealistic
“On that cheek”
“o’er that brow”
“the smile that wins, the tints that glow”
She Walks in Beauty
Focus on physical attributes not her mind or personality, the speaker has idolised and romanticised the woman’s beauty- he only lusts for her
Suggestive that the only thing of value a woman can offer his her appearance
“I met…her eyes were wild”
“full beautiful”
La Belle Dame sans Merci
The knight only interacts with the faery because of her beauty and his sexual desires, he focuses on her appearance as well as his first impression of her personality, however he only continues with her because he wants to have intercourse with her.
“In language strange she said
‘I love thee true’ “
La Belle Dame sans Merci
Delusional love
The knight does not know this language ‘strange’ yet believes she professes her love to him, she could have said anything.
“Lov’s not Time’s foole”
Sonnet 116
The over Romanticisation of ‘true love’ creates an illusion surrounding love. This prevents the speaker from seeing the reality and practicality of love as described.
“Lov’s not Times foole”
“it is an ever fixed marke”
Sonnet 116
The sentiment of this metaphor is that love can not be destroyed by time, ‘true love’ is not easily destroyed and it is everlasting, this type of love would have to be unconditional as.
“you’ve gay bracelets and bright feathers three”
The Ruined maid
The ruined maid encourages lust for materialistic gain- arguing that her being ruined has allowed her to have niceties such as jewellery. There is only materialistic intentions with this type of love.
“Have I note loved thee much and long,
A tedious twelve hours’ space?”
The Scrutiny
Lovelace argues for lust and self gratification. This view on love is selfish as it has no regard for the woman in the relationship, it was also an unattainable ideology for women as virgin women were still considered more valuable and more desirable.
