Go Lovely Rose Flashcards
(23 cards)
Who is the author of the poem ‘Go, lovely Rose’?
Edmund Waller (1606-1687)
Edmund Waller was an English poet known for his contributions to the development of the English heroic couplet.
What is the main theme of ‘Go, lovely Rose’?
The fleeting nature of beauty and the importance of being admired
The poem emphasizes how beauty is often unappreciated when hidden away.
What does the speaker ask the rose to do?
Tell her that wastes her time and me
This line suggests that the speaker believes the woman is wasting her beauty by not embracing it.
Fill in the blank: ‘Small is the worth of beauty from the light ______.’
retired
This phrase indicates that beauty has little value if it is not exposed to the world.
What does the speaker suggest the woman should do?
Come forth and suffer herself to be desired
The speaker encourages the woman to embrace her beauty and allow others to admire her.
What is the ‘common fate of all things rare’ mentioned in the poem?
To die
The poem reflects on how all beautiful things eventually fade away.
Who is the author of the poem ‘Will it be so again’?
Cecil Day-Lewis (1904-1972)
Cecil Day-Lewis was an English poet and novelist, also known for his role as Poet Laureate.
What is a key concern expressed in ‘Will it be so again’?
The loss of brave and gifted individuals from view
The poem reflects on societal values and the visibility of true talent.
True or False: ‘Go, lovely Rose’ encourages shyness in beauty.
False
The poem advocates for the celebration and acknowledgment of beauty rather than hiding it.
What does the speaker mean by ‘that hadst thou sprung in deserts, where no men abide’?
Beauty would have died uncommitted
This line implies that without recognition, beauty is wasted.
Who is the author of the poem ‘Will it be so again’?
Cecil Day-Lewis (1904-1972)
What central theme is explored in ‘Will it be so again’?
The cyclical nature of loss and the return of empty, scheming individuals to power.
Fill in the blank: ‘Will it be so again that the brave, the gifted are lost from _______’
view
What metaphor is used to describe the best individuals in the poem?
Like seeds that fall and sleep.
What do the ‘old usurpers’ reap according to the poem?
What they could not sow.
True or False: The poem suggests that the cycle of war and peace is unexpected.
False
What does the speaker suggest about calling upon the glorious dead?
Do not call upon them to be your witness.
What is the significance of the phrase ‘a poppy wreath for the slain’?
It symbolizes the hypocrisy of honoring the dead while the living face a brutal reality.
Fill in the blank: ‘Shall it be so again? Call not upon the glorious dead to be your _______’
witness
What does the poem imply about the promise of the living?
The living alone can fulfill the promise that it shall not be so again.
What literary devices are present in ‘Will it be so again’?
Metaphor, repetition, and rhetorical questions.
What does the speaker mean by ‘guttering down to war like a libertine to his grave’?
It suggests a descent into chaos and destruction, akin to a reckless life leading to demise.
Fill in the blank: ‘We should not be surprised: we knew it would _______’
happen before
