Poetry quotes Flashcards
Key themes in When we two parted?
Illicit love, separation, regret
When we two parted
“When we two parted..
In silence and tears, half broken hearted to sever for years
When we two parted
“Pale grew…
thy cheek and cold”
When we two parted
“They name thee before me….
/A knell in my ear”
When we two parted
“After long years….
How should I greet thee? In silence and tears”
Key themes in Loves philosophy?
The nature of romantic love, seduction
Loves Philosophy
“The fountains mingle with the river and…
the rivers with the oceans”
Loves Philosophy
“Law…
divine”
Love’s philosophy
“The sunlight….
clasps the earth”
Love’s philosophy
“And the moonbeams….
kiss the sea”
Love’s philosophy
“What are all these….
kissings worth, if thou not kiss me?”
Key themes in Porphyria’s lover?
Power, control, madness, desire
What does Porphyria relate to?
Porphyria is a disease which can cause madness
Why would a Victorian audience be shocked by Porphyria’s lover?
Women were expected to be passive and submissive
Victorian society was very concerned with morals and respectability
Porphyria’s lover
“The sullen wind was soon awake….
It tore the elm-tops down for spite”
Porphyria’s lover
“As a shut bud…..
that holds a bee, I warily open her lids”
What is repeated within Porphyria’s lover?
“Mine”
Porphyria’s lover
“From pride,…..
and vainer ties dissever”
Key themes in Sonnet 29?
Love, Separation
What type of sonnet was Sonnet 29?
Petrarchan sonnet - addressed to the loved one
Sonnet 29
“My thoughts do….
twine and bud/about thee, as wild vines, about a tree”
Sonnet 29
“Rather instantly….
Renew thy presence”
Porphyria’s lover
“God has….
not said a word”
Sonnet 29
“Let these…
bands of greenery […] Drop heavily down, - burst, shattered, everywhere!”
What are key themes in Neutral Tones?
Death of love, regret, loss, memory, negative
Neutral tones
“The sun was…..
white, as though chidden of God”
chidden=to scold
Neutral tones
“That smile on your mouth…
was the deadest thing”
Neutral tones
“God…
cursed sun”
Neutral tones
“Keen lessons that love…
deceives and wrings with wrong”
What are key themes in Letters from Yorkshire?
Positive Distance Seperation Love as refreshing Sense of longing Strong unbreakable connections
Letters from Yorkshire
“You out there…
…seeing the seasons / turning”
Letters from Yorkshire
“Our souls…
tap out messages across the icy miles”
Letters from Yorkshire
“Pouring
air and light into an envelope”
The Farmer’s bride key themes?
Madness, Control, Desire, Unrequited love, Nature
The Farmer’s bride context?
Mew’s family had history of mental illness
Poem set time of patriarchal society
The Farmer’s bride
“Little….
frightened fay”
The Farmer’s bride
“Sweet as the first wild…
violets, she, / to her wild self
The Farmer’s bride
“We chased her…
flying like a hare”
Key themes in Walking Away?
Distance and separation
Family love - protective impulses
Growing acceptance
Walking away
“Like a satellite…
wrenched from its orbit, go drifting away”
Walking away
“Half-fledged…
thing set free into a wilderness”
Walking away
“Gnaws…
at my mind still”
Walking away
“Love is…
proved in the letting go”
Key themes in eden rock?
Death, parental/family love, memory
Eden rock
“The sky whitens…
as if lit by three suns”
Eden rock
“Her hair…
the colour of wheat, takes on the light”
Eden rock
“They…
beckon to me”
Eden rock
“Crossing is…
not as hard as you might think”
Key themes in Follower?
Father/Son(Family) relationship/love
Nature
Innocence
Follower
“His shoulders…
globed like a full sail shrug”
Follower
“I stumbled in…
his hob-nailed wake”
Follower
“Today, it is my Father…
who keeps stumbling behind me and will not go away”
Key themes in Mother any distance?
Freedom and restriction, growing up, separation
What form is Mother any distance written in?
Loose sonnet structure
Mother any distance
“Anchor.
Kite”
Mother any distance
“A hatch that…
opens to an endless sky, to fall or to fly”
Mother any distance
“Two floors below…
your fingers still pinch”
Key themes in Before you were mine?
Family love, change, loss
Before you were mine
One word phrase
“Marilyn”
Before you were mine
“my hands in those…
high-heeled red shoes, relics”
Before you were mine
“Sparkle…
and waltz and laugh”
Before you were mine
“My loud,…
possessive yell”
Key themes in Winter swans?
Nature, commitment, romantic love, reconciliation
Winter swans
“Silent…
and apart”
Winter swans
“Silent and apart/until…
the swans came”
Winter swans
“Hands had..
swum the distance between us”
Winter swans
“Like a pair…
of wings settling after flight”
Key themes in Singh Song?
Marriage, romance, physical love, rebelling against family
Singh Song
“but ven nobody in,
i do di lock”
Singh Song
“is…
priceless baby”
Singh Song
“see stare past…
di half-price window signs […] brightey moon”
Singh Song
“Tiny…
eyes ov a gun”
Key themes in Climbing my grandfather?
Memory, family love, childhood, lexical field
Climbing my grandfather
“Climbing…
has its dangers”
Climbing my grandfather
“I decided to do it…
free, without rope or net”
Climbing my grandfather
“Where gasping for
breath, I can only lie watching clouds and birds circle”
Climbing my grandfather
“knowing/the slow…
pulse of his good heart”
How can you compare When We Two Parted and Winter Swans? (Similarities)
Both have natural imagery, lack of communication (silence)
How can you compare When We Two Parted and Winter Swans? (Difference)
Resolution vs no resolution
How can you compare Love’s philosophy and Winter Swans?(Similarity)
Urge for physical closeness
How can you compare Love’s philosophy and Winter Swans?(Differences)
Love is smooth and easy VS love is hard
What can you compare When we two parted to?
Winter Swans
What can you compare Winter Swans to?
When we two parted, Neutral tones, Letters from yorkshire
How can you compare Porphyria’s lover to The Farmers bride?(Similarities)(4)
Both want control, both think highly of women, male dominance, both have themes of madness
How can you compare Porphyria’s lover to The Farmers bride?(Differences)
He gets her VS he doesn’t
What can you compare Porphyria’s lover with?
The Farmers Bride
What can you compare Neutral tones with?
Winter swans
How can you compare Neutral tones and Winter Swans? (Differences)
No hope vs hope of resolution
Relationship doesn’t work out vs it works out
How to get level 5 poetry?
Demonstrate elements of exploratory comparison and/or analysis of writer’s methods and /or contexts.
When we two parted
“Of what I
feel now. Thy vows are all broken”
When we two parted
“They know not…
I knee thee”
When we two parted
“In secret we met…
,in silence I grieve”
