Love's Philosophy Flashcards
1
Q
Quotes
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“The fountains mingle with the rivers, the rivers with the ocean” - water imagery, growth -amplification, repeated imagery of unity
“Nothing in this world is single; all things by a law divine”
- nothing is absolute, world is large scale exaggeration, law divine is rules that can’t be broken
2
Q
About/context
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19th Century
Man trying to persuade women by saying everything is in pairs in nature, rejection of this duality is unforgivable
Typical romantic focus on nature
3
Q
View of love
Feelings presented
A
Unrequited Love
Feelings of longing seduction frustration desire
4
Q
What to analyse
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Nature imagery
Exaggeration, personification
Pair of stanzas
Interlocking rhyme scheme - unity
