Song Flashcards
1
Q
What is ‘Song’ about? (2 themes)
A
focuses on death and mourning,
The speaker urges a loved one not to waste time grieving for her when she dies. Instead, the speaker tells this person to move on with life.
2
Q
What are the themes and symbols in ‘Song’?
A
Love, Death and mourning
Roses / cypress tree
Green grass
Nightingale
3
Q
What is the rhyme scheme of ‘song’?
A
ABCB
4
Q
What is the form of ‘Song’?
A
Two octaves, both eight lined stanzas
Both octaves can be broken up into quatrains based on ABCB pattern.
5
Q
What is the meter of ‘song’?
A
Loose ballad meter
Odd lines use iambic tetrameter (4 iambs)
Even lines use iambic trimeter (3 iambs)
6
Q
When was Song wrote and published?
A
Wrote in 1848 at age 18, published in 1862 in GM + other poems.
