Sonnet 29 - 'i Think Of Thee' Flashcards

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“Wild vines, ……..” -Sonnet 29 - ‘i Think Of Thee’

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“…… About a tree” - can’t control

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“Renew ….” -Sonnet 29 - ‘i Think Of Thee’

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“… Thy presence” - she wants him back, renew = imperative, forceful, demanding

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“Breathe within thy……” -Sonnet 29 - ‘i Think Of Thee’

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“….. Shadow a new air” - metaphor, when he is there, she will feel renewed and hopeful, she is willing (and keen perhaps to be overshadowed by him) throughout life he might regenerate her

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“I do not think of thee …….” -Sonnet 29 - ‘i Think Of Thee’

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“…….- I am too near thee” - when he is with him her thoughts will be unnecessary

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Who is this poem, Sonnet 29 - ‘i Think Of Thee’, to and what is it about

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A poem it her husband saying how much she misses him and loves him and wishes he was there

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“Vines do ……” -Sonnet 29 - ‘i Think Of Thee’

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“….. Twine and bud” - metaphor for her thoughts if him, they grow

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“I will not have my……..” -Sonnet 29 - ‘i Think Of Thee’

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“…… Thoughts instead if thee” - she would rather have him than her thoughts

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What happened to the writer of Sonnet 29 - ‘i Think Of Thee’ when she married this other poet

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Her father disowned her

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What poem can sonnet 29 be compared to

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Letters from Yorkshire - both letters to people - long distance

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