my main 6 quotes Flashcards
(36 cards)
Sonnet 43 first two quotes
depth and breadth and height
triplet is a comprehensive list showing she loves him to the highest, widest and deepest point
meaning she’s trying to measure her love but it’s an abstract concept with hints at the complexity of it
ends of being and ideal grace
saying where life and God meet, it’s another attempt to measure her ‘immeasurable’ love
ideal grace suggests perfection, even though she doesn’t know what marriage will be like, so it involves trust in an unknown
Sonnet 43 middle two quotes
freely … purely
these are both concepts we can easily understand ‘where service is perfect freedom’
the words echo each other, it’s her own free choice to love selflessly, she’s saying she feels no pressure or compulsion to love him
Right … Praise
she’s not influenced by egotism and her love can’t be purchased (it’s why there’s no compulsion)
‘right’ has overtones of righteousness and behaving in ways God sees as just
‘praise’ suggests her love isn’t contaminated by flattery from him (letters he wrote praising her work)
she’s not responding out of pride, her love is morally free and pure
Sonnet 43 final two quotes
in my old griefs
idea that love is powerful enough to shape her faith which survived, so her faith must be strong and intense
‘griefs’ refer to her siblings’ deaths and suggest she’s willing to suffer with and for him just as she did then
reference to marriage vows (for better or for worse) so understanding that love doesn’t exclude pain and not idealising love and accepts the possibility that they will face hardships that test them
better after death.
suggests intensity and permanence of her love, as it transcends the limitations of this life and will extend to the afterlife, making it eternal, and that’s her final statement, her love is boundless, pure and eternal
London first two quotes
each charter’d street
adjective ‘charter’d’ shows a loss of liberty as it suggests restriction
the citizens have lost their freedom to wonder but not the poets
the poets aren’t trapped the way the London citizens are
marks of weakness, marks of woe
caesura divides sentence into 2 equal parts
weakness - citzens are disempowered and a lack of agency and power they have
marks - notices what’s imprinted on the citizens the expressions on their faces
woe - state of inertia/lack of energy and lack of movement, also product of their weaknesses, product of lack of power/energy gives misery
London middle two quotes
mind-forg’d manacles
adjective ‘mind-forg’d’ suggests its made internally out of the citizen’s own weaknesses so they have no power to shake it (encouraged citizens to rebel)
noun ‘manacles show citizens being trapped
society is a manifestation of the minds that create it/chains that restrict movement and freedom
runs in blood down Palace walls
suggests that the monarchy is responsible for deaths,
criticism of the monarchy who are failing to look after their citizens - especially vulnerable children
London final two quotes
youthful harlots curse
the prositutes curse the situation she’s in
youthful shows corruption of innocent children, the lack of protection for vulnerable, shows hardened heart
harlots are servicing sexual needs of married people no longer in love
blights with plagues, the Marriage hearse
marriage is dead, the harlots are products of marriage society which is failing
marriage society has failed partners
The Soldier first two quotes
foreign field…for ever England
adjective ‘foreign’ is dismissive of the foreign place suggesting England is superior
alliteration of ‘f’ sound creates a gentle tone to contrast with the harsh realities of war
suggests even though the battlefield is foreign, his death transforms it into something harmonious
adjective ‘forever’ evokes a sense of permanence and timelessness, implying the soldier’s death allows the foreign land to be part of the eternal fabric of his country (saying that’s superior)
her flowers to love, her ways to roam
pronouns ‘her’ personifies England portrayed as a mother figure who is godlike, comparable to mother nature - speaker was born English - England metaphorically gave birth to him, essentially speaker owes everything to England
‘flowers’ imagery evokes sense of peace, beauty and growth, showing that England is worth loving, defending, and dying for
The Soldier middle two quotes
blest by suns of home
England cleansed him and ‘blest’ him, religious connotations
England granting soldier a kind of purity of soul
intensely idealised portrayal of individual’s relationship with country
a pulse in the eternal mind
pulse is soldier
eternal mind is god
in death all evil of war shall be rid of, speaker restored to an eternal mind as nothing but a pulse, emphasising ability of souls to be cleansed of sin and to return to God after death
The Soldier final two quotes
her sights and sounds; dreams happy as her day;
persona lists reasons why they feel such passion and affection for home nation
England presented as Garden of Eden, a place without hardship or pain,
caesura and alliteration gives sense of breathlessness and excitement
under an English heaven
js repeat eveything said reinforces it all
She Walks in Beauty first two quotes
She Walks in beauty, like the night
the woman is compard to the night, which has connotations of mystery and beauty (Lord Byron was not familiar with this woman)
it’s an unconventional comparison
all that’s best of dark and bright
the juxtaposition of dark and bright suggests she has aspects of night and day
by having the best aspects of night and day, Byron suggests she’s superior, and in this balance, she has created extraordinary beauty
She Walks in Beauty middle three quotes
to gaudy day denies
Byron criticises day calling it ‘gaudy’, meaning too bright, tasteless and tacky, implying the woman is more beautiful than the day
he challenges the conventions of love but also literature, showing an unconventional love could relate to Byron’s stance on love (so his love life)
waves in every raven tress
the image suggests that the woman’s beauty is very much alive and also suggests her dark hair is beautiful
‘waves’ is written in the present tense giving her beauty a sense of energy
ravens are birds with black feathers, tress means hair, so image suuggests that the energy of her beauty can be seen in her hair
thoughts serenely sweet express
not only does she have an aesthetically pleasing appearance but her thoughts are sweet and kind, her outward beauty is expressing her inner beauty
she’s a good person, her thoughts are sweet and serene ergo her expression is
(idea of pseudoscience of physiognomy)
She Walks in Beauty final two quotes
tell of days in goodness spent
poem ends with a celebration of the woman’s character rather than her appearance
suggests however someone’s appearance is very surface level and easy to assess but it takes longer to figure out they really are
a heart whose love is innocent!
the exclamation adds to the semantic field created in the previous lines, Byron is celebrating the woman’s beauty, purity and goodness, he could be celebrating it as a the womaniser inside of him found a new pure love to corrupt
Living Space first two quotes
not enough straight lines. That
enjambment - rupture, irregular line ending form graphic representation of uneven construction of shanty dwellings in Mumbai
‘not enough’ refers to the lack of straight lines in both poem’s structure and the shantys
‘straight lines’ doesn’t even unfold in a straight line
caesura - break
‘That’ is perched on the edge of the sentence, fragment of larger construction (sentence), fragment like pieces that make up building
towards the miraculous
shifts poem away to faith and optimism, open space
‘miraculous’ suggests faith, and it’s transitional, now talk about spiritual inner life of citizens, which transforms their physical life
Living Space middle two quotes
even dared to place
adverb ‘even’ casts action as unbelievable reflecting idea of ‘miraculous’
verb ‘dared’ implies a courage/defiance in person who placed the eggs in the basket, also some boldness to dangle life so carelessly in the face of danger as it’s so fragile
contrast though as life is already so strong to be able to survive in such unhospitable environments
eggs in a wire basket
noun ‘eggs’ refers to chick eggs contain life as necessary to life, rebirth, food, sustenance, and central to future generation
imagery of globe hanging in the darkness of space
also idiom of having all your eggs in one basket meaning you risk all you have on success or failure of one thing (life itself)
Living Space final two quotes
slanted universe
adjective ‘slanted’ refers to information presented or viewed from a particular angle especially in a biased or unfair way
alludes to injustice of society in which impoverished people live in dangerous living situations
constant opposition of rich and poor
the bright, thin walls of faith
‘faith’ has religious connotations and adds to the idea of ‘ miraculous’
adjective ‘bright’ shows how hope and positivity is the most important element not destruction and highlights humanity’s resilient nature
As Imperceptibly as Grief first two quotes
The Summer lapsed away –
simile compares ending of summer to grief fading away, unusual simile due to word order suggesting that Grief is significant tot he persona, we know that death is something Dickinson was preoccupied with
also suggests that grief is inevitable and cyclical as summer comes around every year
To seem like Perfidy –
capitalisation suggests importance and personifies the nouns
religious edge suggesting her grief has her thinking in a deeper/spriritual way
dashes represent persona’s fragile, unstable mind due to weight of grief on mind
weight causing thoughts to beome tangential and fragmented
As Imperceptibly as Grief middle two quotes
As Twilight long begun
suggests grief is long lasting
time imagery of twilight indicates passing of time and therefore cycles of life and death
reinforces idea death and therefore grief is inevitable
twilight is a time of change day into night or night into day suggesting hopefulness as it indicates better things to come or discouragement as it could herald in more darkness
As Guest, that would be gone –
time personified as guest who wants to leave, reiterating idea time must pass no matter how much we wish to dwell
time is ultimately more powerful than man
As Imperceptibly as Grief final two quotes
Our Summer made her light escape
plural pronoun ‘our’ turns grief into something shared and universal
Dickinson comments on all grief and all summers now
adjective ‘light’ ssuggests escapes is something natural and easy, reinforcing summer and gried need no assistance to pass
Into the Beautiful.
‘Beautiful’ creates positive tone, suggests passing of gried is something to celebrate
full stop at end of stanza and whole poem creates a sense of finality, suggests grief is over and persona has accepted loss and has moved on
Cozy Apologia middle two quotes
Big Bad Floyd
hurricane mentioned, rhyme scheme messed up, immediately the reader is aware that this is the ‘enemy’ that is referred to in the first stanza
Hurricanes are strong, powerful, destructive, dangerous and this prospect of that danger is alluring and exciting to Dove, image of that toxic masculinity which hurt Dove all those years ago, that she reflects on. This is why Big Bad Floyd is Fred’s nemesis; he is destructive and therefore poses a threat to Dove’s sanity and their relationship
teenage crushes on worthless boys
adjective ‘worthless’ devalues the boys, emphasizing their insignificance and highlighting the speaker’s emotional growth
shift from idealized to realistic love reflects the transition from shallow, fleeting emotions to a more meaningful adult relationship
tone of regret and the imagery of past infatuations show the Dove’s reflections starting to evolve as they critique youthful infatuations
Cozy Apologia first two quotes
my pen exudes, drying matte
compares Fred to ‘pen’, saying their love is ordinary, unromantic and not risky, he’s reliable and loyal but not exciting cos always there
‘drying matte’ image of how relationships change over time
chain mail glinting
image allude to comparing fred to a knight in shining armour, jump from pen to knight is big
setting up with different images of masculinity
alluding to assumptions about romance as a child being true but not in the way you’d expect
Fred’s there to save her from domestic ordinary distress but there to rescue her from unnamed danger
Cozy Apologia final two quotes
we’re content, but fall short of the Divine
happy enough BUT not perfect something missing, exciting relationship out somewhere else
an attraction in Dove to Floyd (dragon), Floyd’s got this god-like power which is exciting/stimulating BUT dangerously difficult to her
she just has this tendency to feel that security and reliability of the relationship with Fred lacks something exciting which is represented by dominating/powerful Floyd
nothing else will do…with you
Despite feeling of unsatisfaction, she comes to terms with the fact that the cosiness Fred provides for her is only thing that saves her and keeps her sane, if she were to abandon it for the flame (Floyd) then the wave of depression would crush her, so engaging in that flame is a danger, and with this final understanding, she restores the beauty of reliable love with a final couplet, it’s not everything she had originally dreamed of, but through her experiences as a teenager, and her new-found understanding through this reflection, she’s content, and she’s ok with that
Valentine first two quotes
I give you an onion
‘onion’ devoid of any romantic interest
so ordinary so able to carry metaphors, able to elevate the object to celestial happiness and restores mystery taken from utilitarian use
also refuses values of industrial love by offering something with no financial value
complexity helps us understand and redefine love as a truthful emotion
it promises light
as well as having a light side, moon has dark side, so promises darkness
it’s hidden at first glance, you must read between the lines to see
reflects how every relationship has good and bad parts
moon also had phases where is shines more light than at other times, like how relationships go through happy and unhappy periods
Valentine middle two quotes
a wobbling photo of grief
idea that onions make you cry, love can cause feelings of intense sorrow, loss and pain
image of distress and pain not expected in love poems
I am trying to be truthful
suggest that the truth hurts and it’s a gift but unlike the gifts of love we see in the first line
suggests images of red rose and satin heart are misleading lies, and show an idealisation of the person we love
also misleading because it doesn’t correspond with anyone’s experience of love
Valentine final two quotes
for as long as we are
sense of unreliability and tone of skepticism
there’s no sense of love as a never-ending feeling, love is not forever people and relationships change
goes with the idea of truth and build on idea love isn’t stable
shrink to a wedding ring
‘shrink’ connotes restriction, and sense of a trap
trying to express that some relationships continue into marriage but it comes at a price, the ultimate goal of love isn’t marriage, it’s a choice
