A Birthday Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
Q
Structure?
A
- Lines seem long due to rhyme scheme
2
Q
Lyric form
A
- open out the subject matter –> hear the speaker’s heart.
- Emphasis on ‘heart’ and ‘singing’ –> Iambic meter
- Becomes trochaic
3
Q
Halcyon sea
A
Calm, peaceful and tranquil
4
Q
Stanza two –> medieval
A
dias –> throne
fleur-de-lys and vair –> flower and black and white pattern
Peacock in medieval represented Christ and representation
Pomegranate associated with Virgin Mary
5
Q
Image of a dias
A
- Raised platform at end of the throne
- Place of honour
6
Q
Context of Pre-Raphaelite brotherhood?
A
- Allusion to art –> detail and atmosphere
- Visual and detail and feeling come together
7
Q
‘The Song of Songs’ –> old love poem from Old Testament
A
- Allegoric of love for Christ
