Poems Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
Q
Christabel
A
2
Q
The Eolian Harp
A
Key Themes:
Nature
Religion
Links to AIH:
- Sara = Lady Chiltern - reproach
SR does want to take responsibility = C ‘a sinful and most miserable man’ - both try to say their actions are not their fault - AIH values wealth, C values nature and religion
Pantheism - if god is in all, there is no free will, so unable to sin
3
Q
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
A
Coleridge’s message:
do not harm nature/ pantheism
actions have consequences
learn from your mistakes
A sailor kills an albatross and is punished for it by Death killing his shipmates and Life-in-death choosing to keep him alive forever to tell his story
a story about redemption
Life-in-death:
‘skin as white as leprosy’
femenist reading
The Ancient Mariner:
‘my soul in agony’
Key Themes:
Suffering
Isolation
Evil
Sin and Redemption
Nature
Links to AIH:
Sir Robert = TAM
Life in Death = Mrs Cheveley
4
Q
Reflections on Having Left a Place of Retirement
A
5
Q
This Lime Tree Bower My Prison
A
6
Q
Kubla Khan
A
