Love Flashcards
(26 cards)
COZY APOLOGIA context
- Written by Rita Dove
- Written as an ode to husband
- Written during Hurricane Floyd
COZY APOLOGIA- How is love presented?
- Ordinary/mundane
- Comforting
VALENTINE- Context
- Written by Carol Ann Duffy
- Criticised society for being too materialistic
- Unconventional views on love
VALENTINE- How is the idea of relationships shown?
- Unconventional
- Complex
- Vulnerable
SONNET 43- Context
- Elizabeth Barret Browning
- Wrote 44 sonnets to husband, in letter form
- Married to Robert, without father’s consent
SONNET 43- How is love presented?
- Unconditional
- Everlasting
SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY- context
- Lord Byron
- Writing it in regards to a woman he saw at a party
SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY- How is love presented?
- Admiration
- Balance
- Physical beauty
COZY APOLOGIA- “Hero”, “Shooting arrows”, “Chainmail”
Present husband as typical fairy tale knight: in her eyes, he is super strong and heroic
COZY APOLOGIA- “I could pick anything and think of you”
Everyday, random objects remind her of him, highlighting the immense love they have for each other
COZY APOLOGIA-“Satisfied”, “Ordinary”
Their relationship is basic and even mundane, yet they are still content with each other
COZY APOLOGIA- “You” (Last word)
Final emphasis on partner, highlighting the comfort she feels in his thought
VALENTINE- “Not” (First word)
Used to challenge general conventions about how love should be presented and displayed
VALENTINE- “Onion”
Acts as an extended metaphor throughout the poem as a way of showing the unconventional way in which love could be presented
VALENTINE- “Careful undressing”
Much like unpeeling the layers of an onion, there are different layers and complexities to love. It may also highlight an intimate relationship.
VALENTINE- “Blind with tears”
The person is reminiscing on past experiences. The irony is the fact that onions also make you cry
VALENTINE- “Fierce kiss” “Clingx2”
Effects of love ‘stay’ with you, whether the memories are happy or sad
SONNET 43- “How?” (First word)
Rhetorical question: struggling to understand the deeper meaning of love.
SONNET 43- “Let me”
Proceeds to answer her own question, by listing all the ways that she can love someone
SONNET 43- “Depth and breadth and height”
The great surface & magnitude by which she loves him
SONNET 43- “ By Sun and candlelight”
He provides her with sustenance, as well as a source of light and hope
SONNET 43- “After death”
Highlights the longevity of their love and that they are true soulmates that will re-meet after death
SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY- “All that’s best in dark and bright”
The finest darkness and light comes together in harmony, especially in her eyes
SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY- One shade the more, one ray the less”
Her beauty is in perfect balance. Any altercations and it would not be as complete as it currently is
