English homework p8 Flashcards

(5 cards)

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Language - metaphor - “the marriage of true minds”

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This is metaphorical and it refers to two people dedicated to one another.

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Structure - caesura - “let me not to the marriage of true minds”

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The caesura is used here to slow down the pace of the poem for a more sensual feeling and it emphasises the barrier that should not exist between lovers.

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Language - metaphor - “It is the star to every wand’ring bark”

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This is metaphorical and means that love is like the pole star which was a symbol of constancy because it was believed to never move in the sky. Love is constant and unchanging throughout the journey of life.

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Structure- exclamatory sentence - “O no!”

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The exclamative sentence reflects the speakers certainty about what love isn’t and what love should be.

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Language - sibilance - “within his bending sickle’s compass come;”

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The sibilance mimics the sound of a sickle moving through the air and relates to the grim reaper and death which contrast with the topic of life and love in this poem.

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