Sonnet 116 Flashcards
1
Q
How is the poem written?
A
Sonnet- 14 lines, formed into 3 4line stanzas and rhyming couplets, ENGLISH SONNET
2
Q
Admit impediments.
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Caesura- emphasises the barrier /obstacles that should not exist between lovers
3
Q
It is ‘the’ Star to every wand’ring bark,
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Determiner emphasises that love is like the North Star which was a symbol of consistency because it was beloved to never move in the sky
4
Q
Within his bending sickles compass come
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Imagery-in contrast to the brevity of life, love is eternal and exists eternally
5
Q
I ‘never’ writ, ‘nor no’ man ever lov’d
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Negative are used to underline the speakers certainty- we are reading what he’s written + mean have been in live- therefore his definition of love is proved to be correct
