Sonnet 29-I think of thee Flashcards
What quote is an extended metaphor about nature
“My thoughts do twine and bud about thee”
What quote is also nature and shows how she looks up to him (also biblically symbolises moral goodness -author was Christian) also could mean he is strong and supportive
“My palm tree”
What imperative verbs shows how she wants him to be pro active and she is more dominant and assertive tone , which was not typical in the Victorian society, also has sexual connotations of physical and emotional release
“Rustle thy boughs and set thy trunk all bare “
What metaphor shows her wanting a new life with him, reflects authors desire to escape calutrophobic life with her father, represents freedom
“Breathe within thy shadow a new air”
What quote shows how she wants him to be present and shows how the writers dad objected to relationship and their courtship (dating) took place in letters
“Let these bands of greenery which in sphere thee drop heavily down”
What is the form of the poem and why
Petrarchan sonnet- an octave and sestet, in the octave there is a problem and in the sestet it is resolved. At the start of the sestet there’s usually a Volta but in this poem the Volta comes early which reflects her inpatatience and desire to be with him
Why is there enjambement in first four lines
The poets thoughts revolve around him just like the opening lines of the poem flow around each other
Rhyme scheme
Abba cdda fef
