Mother/Infant Imagery Flashcards
(5 cards)
The height of their classes symbolises the roles of mother and infant, suggesting the power imbalance which Keats could be criticising
“_____ mother’s, who doth ____ by every lull to _____ her _____’s pain”
“young mother’s, who doth seek by every lull to cool her infant’s pain”
Keats creates an image to enforce their close relationship, one in which they can speak their sorrows to each other
“that I may ____ my ____ into thine ___”
“that I may speak my grief into thine ear”
Here, there is a physical distinction of class difference shown through levels. It can also be seen as a mother/child relationship
“when, looking __, he saw her features ____”
“When, looking up, he saw her features bright”
Once Lorenzo is dead, Isabella promises to aid her lover, showing the extent of their relationship
“one ____ lullaby”
“one latest lullaby”
In death, Lorenzo still connects to Isabella through teeth
“those _____ made to still an
“those dainties made to still an infant’s cry”