la belle dans merci Flashcards
(9 cards)
what is the poem about
its a romantic ballad about a dying knight who becomes enthralled with a beautiful fairy women.
‘the sedge has withered from the lake’
what does the word ‘lake’ suggest - that its a rural location
what does the word ‘sedge’ imply - an introduction to darker themes ‘death’
what does the caesura in the poem shows
knights thoughts and realisations are depicted dramatically
‘lily’ and ‘fading rose’ are symbols of what
symbolise of weakened state
makes knights death seem ambiguous
‘roots of relish’
shows mystical quality of the women
what are the key themes
1 illusion and reality
2 acceptance and loss
3 romantic relationship
4 death and loss
what poem could be compared with this poem
1 sonnet 16
2 my last duchess
‘on cold hill side’
is pathetic fallacy
there is a lack of life and life
‘and on thy cheek a fading rose’
health is fading
