Sonnet 29 Flashcards
How do the first and last likes reverse
First line > I think of thee
Last line > too near
This shows the transition from problem to solution of her thinking of him to being with them
What is different about this pokes sonnet rhyme scheme
The B rhyme is used throughout the poem which reflects the narrators constant unchanging feelings for her lover
How does the context link to the poem
Vines are thought to be Elizabeth browning and the tree is Robert browning
What does this poem compare to
Singh song and climbing my grandfather»_space; relationships are fulfilling
Letters from Yorkshire and winter swans»_space; use natural imagery to show distance in relationships
What is the sonnet form lowly written as
Petrarchan form with 8 lines followed by 6
Octave is problem
Sestet is a solution
How does the form differ from a usually Petrarchan form and what does this show
This poem the solution actually arrives in like 7 which shows it coming early and showing her impatience to see her lover
What themes are in the poem
Longing
Fulfilment
Distance
Desire
Gives some quotes which link to the themes of longing/fulfilment/distance/Desire
She feels ‘deep joy’ when she’s with lover
She is sepertated from lover and she are the ‘vines’ which ‘twine and bud’ around him
Her desire is how through her comparing herself to ‘wild vines’ that are out of control
How is an extended metaphor used throughout the poem
Give a quote
Narrators lover is a tree and she are the wild vines which cover him
‘Wild vines, about a tree’
How does the excited language she uses reflect her emotion
Exclamation marks, plosives verbs and dynamic verbs which emphasises her joy to be with him
‘Burst’ ‘shattered’
They also emphasise her passion
How are Victorian views showed
Victorian women were weak and had few rights in society > elisabthwr could be implying this by describing herself as a vine
Or she is empowering the man as she’s engulfing the tree with vines this is gendered tioe reverse
