To The Night Flashcards
1
Q
Style and Structure
A
- Lyrical in nature - set to music
- Attention drawn to shorter lines in stanzas
- Third stanza modulates rhythm of the poem to prevent it from becoming frenzied
- Repetition used sparingly at first but increases
2
Q
Figures of Speech
A
- Personification - poem directly addresses the night
- Day is personified in 2 + 3
- Apostrophe - Addressing abstract objects as if they were animate
3
Q
Night
A
- Could be a metaphor for the speaker’s lover whom he can only meet with at night
- Power lies in the juxtaposition of night and day (west vs east)
- 3- contrasting descriptions of Night and Day. Night is positive while Day is negative