Remember Flashcards
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Subject Matter
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A eulogy to the speakers lover on her own impending death
2
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Purpose (theme)
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The complexities of remembering someone after death. It is better to forget and be happy than remember and be sad
3
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Emotion (mood)
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Melancholic with a sense of realistic acceptance.
4
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Craftmanship: Structure
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Italian sonnet: octave and sestet and a final couplet, employing a consistent rhyme scheme (ABBA ABBA CDE CDE)
5
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Craftmanship: Language
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gentle, contemplative
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Craftmanship: Imagery
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Evocative imagery of the afterlife ie “silent land”and “darkness and corruption” to represent grief
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Craftmanship: Movement
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Iambic pentameter that creates a flowing, lyrical quality
