Poetry Aqa Anthology Tings
Essay by sj987 • May 5, 2017 • Research Paper • 508 Words (3 Pages) • 938 Views
Loving relationships | Key quotes | Key themes | Structure | Imagery | Language | Poems I can compare |
Sonnet 29 | “I think of thee- my thought do twine and bud” “wild vines” “insphere thee” “within thy shadow a new air” “I do not think of thee- I am too near thee” | Fulfilment Nature Desire and longing Distance | Iambic pentameter- Mimics heartbeat/ natural speech patterns. Perfect through whole sonnet until last line. Shows when she is with him she cannot control herself. | Vine tree- love is compared to a plant – natural imagery. “Palm tree” – tall, strong has power over her | Loves Philosophy Porphyria’s lover When we two parted Winter swans Singh Song Neutral tones The Farmers bride | |
Singh Song! | “I run just one ov my daddys shops” “she effing at my mum” “vee share in the chapatti we share in the chutney” | Fulfilment Rebellion | Irregular structure- shows their love has no structure No full stops- unfinished, his life is a continuous cycle, their love will not end. Song - strong lyrical voice. The structure does not stay the same, highly repetitive, creating a sense of closeness between the two speakers. | Metaphor of cat and mouse- men she is catching is both men. Web and ‘netting’ pray. Uses metaphors to describe her as a ‘teddy’ Uses colour imagery to describe her swearing. Stars- shop as romantic. | Winter swans Sonnet 29 Porphyria’s lover | |
Loves philosophy | “Nothing in the world is single” “Why not I with thine?” “Mountains kiss high heaven” “Why not I with thine?” | Longing Desire and longing Nature | 8 lines- infinity sign (8) shows love is infinite ABAB rhyme Every stanza ends in rhetorical question- confused 2 stanzas- two of them | Natural imagery- description of mountains and waves. Shows love has natural beauty. Their love is pure so it is not forced and is beautiful | When we two parted Sonnet 29 The Farmers Bride | |
Difficult relationships | Key quotes | Key themes | Structure | Imagery | Language | Poems I can compare |
Winter Swans | “icebergs of white feather” “Silent and apart” “like a pair of wings settling after flight” “we skirted the lake, silent” “waterlogged” | Fulfilment Distance Nature Partnership Conflict Love | 7 stanzas- first 6 are three lines and last is 2, shows they are together again Irregular rhyme, shift in relationship Enjambment, relationship flows | Swans- pure, white, angelic Pathetic fallacy- tears | ||
Neutral Tones | “That winter day” “the sun was white” “grin of bitterness” “God- curst sun” “the smile on your mouth was the deadest thing” | Inconsistent rhyme- uncomfortable feeling between them Circular structure as poem ends in same setting as start | Winter- death Blunt weather Still water of pond shows relationship is not moving Sun- it is white which shows it is deprived of his power Leaves- decay, just like relationship Ash- fire that has burnt, death of relationship. | |||
When We Two Parted | “in silence and tears” “Half broken- hearted” “colder thy kiss” “they vows are all broken” | Heart break Love | Enjambment- Continuous mourning Each stanza has 8 lines- still feels the same Commas- he wants to carry on- state of mind | Cold | ||
Porphyria’s Lover | “When glided in Porphyria” “She shut out the cold and the storm” “at last I knew, Porphyria worshipped me” | |||||
The Farmer’s Bride | ‘The Farmer’s Bride’ ‘she runned away’ ‘her smile went out like the shut of a winters day’ ‘three summers since I chose a maid’ | |||||
Family relationships | Key quotes | Key themes | Structure | Imagery | Language | Poems I can compare to: |
Walking away | “Go drifting away” “and love was proved in the letting go” “you walking away from me” | |||||
Follower | “All I ever did was follow” “tripping, falling, yapping always” “its my father who keeps stumbling behind me and will not go away” | |||||
Climbing My Grandfather | “I decide to do it free” “earth stained hand” “Watching clouds and birds circle” | |||||
Before you were mine | ||||||
Mother, Any Distance | ||||||
Eden Rock | ||||||
Letters from Yorkshire |
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