Who so meaning and language Flashcards
Meaning of poem
Speaker discusses a failed hunt of a woman who is loved by another man.
What’s the conceit in the poem?
Metaphor for the pursuit of a woman.
What is Caesura’s effect?
Creates a pause
Confusion in the speakers heart and mind
Assonance examples
‘so sore’
‘Draw from the Deere’
What’s the effect of assonance?
Internal unity counteracts metrical irregularity
embodies his emotions changing
Harsh sounds relay speakers frustration and biter attitude.
Consonance example
‘I put him owte of dowbte’
What’s the effect of consonance?
Repetition of ow reflects the speakers pain
Title
suggests woman is already caught and belongs to another person.
Woman passed as property
impossible to capture due to evasive nature
What loves are represented?
Courtly love
Unreciprocated love
speaker endures loss
