The sorrow of true love Flashcards
Who wrote the Sorrow of True love?
Edward Thomas
The main themes in this poem?
The duality of love
Weather
How does the Duality of Love?
The predominant idea of love causesd people to have extreme emotions. In the good times, love can cause people feel joy and elation, but when the heartbreak comes everything turn s to sadness
How is weather portrayed throughout the weather?
THe different emotions are displayed through the various types of weather. eg, hope is portrayed as summer.
Two poems for comparison and why?
Love after Love - Duality of Love
Bright Star - Nature
Quote 1, Stanza 1, Line 1
“The sorrow of true love is a great sorrow”
“The sorrow of true love is a great sorrow”
The poem begins with the negativity and hardships of love. The theme of loss is established in the opening lines. Repetition of the word sorrow highlights thiis.
The sorrow of true love is a great sorrow”
The poem begins with the negativity and hardships of love. The theme of loss is established in the opening lines. Repetition of the word sorrow highlights this.
“The sorrow of true love is a great sorrow”
The poem begins with the negativity and hardships of love. The theme of loss is established in the opening lines. Repetition of the word sorrow highlights this.
Quote 2, Stanza 1, Line 1
“true love parting blackens a bright morrow”
“true love parting blackens a bright morrow”
The first time the speaker references the natural world, true love blackens when the lover departs from each other.
Quote 3, Stanza 1, Line 5
“Above the storm the heavens wait to be seen”
“Above the storm the heavens wait to be seen”
Extended metaphor between nature and love continues, the idea that the heavens are “waiting” above a storm unable to seem. Writer suggests that the clouds disappearing will give them sense of happiness, (love ending)
Quote 4, Stanza 1, Line 6
“greater sorrow from less love”
“greater sorrow from less love”
He believes the greatest tragedy is experienced by those who do not experience true love.
Quote 5, Stanza 1, Line 8
“Knows not tempest and the perfect scope”
“Knows not tempest and the perfect scope”
A wild passion for true love
A beautiful sense of love
Quote 6, Stanza 1, Line 12
“Removed eternally from the sun’s law”
“Removed eternally from the sun’s law”
Sense of suffering from the soldiers, but also highlights what life would be like without love, is a more suffering heartbreak.
Structure of Poem?
- Single Stanza of 12 lines
- Enjambement is constant throughout the whole poem, which creates a rhythm.
Rhythm mirrors a heartbeat.
Main lanugage techniques
Repetition - Thomas uses the word ‘sorrow’ and ‘love’. It is apparent wherever love goes, sorrow follows.
