Sonnet 29 Flashcards
1
Q
Metaphor - Palm tree is a paradise plant so she is implying that he partner is paradise
A
“My palm tree”
2
Q
Metaphor - So obsessed that her thoughts are preoccupied by him
A
“Twine and bud about thee”
3
Q
Metaphor - Dependant on him like vines and plants
A
“Wild vines around the tree”
4
Q
Metaphor - Her love is so deep that it obstructs him from everyone else
A
“Straggling green that hides the wood”
5
Q
Metaphor - Shows dependence on him but may also show how women were not equal to men
A
“Within thy shadow a new air”
6
Q
Context
A
- Author defied convention to marry her lover
-Her poems represent the phycological affect of love
7
Q
Links to other poems
A
Loves philosophy - Natural imagery
Winter swans - Marital love / Sturdy love
