Absent from Thee by John Wilmot (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Genre of 'Absent from Thee'
Genre of 'Absent from Thee'
Satirical love poem
Year of the Restoration
Year of the Restoration
1660
Metre used in 'Absent from Thee'
Metre used in 'Absent from Thee'
Iambic tetrameter
Rhyme scheme of 'Absent from Thee'
Rhyme scheme of 'Absent from Thee'
ABAB
Wilmot's lifestyle term
Wilmot's lifestyle term
Libertinism
Critic who called Wilmot 'best English satirist'
Critic who called Wilmot 'best English satirist'
Andrew Marvell
Speaker's justification for infidelity
Speaker's justification for infidelity
Testing his love to return more devoted
Alliteration in line 15
Alliteration in line 15
Faithless to thee, false, unforgiven
Christian phrase 'world of woe' recalls
Christian phrase 'world of woe' recalls
Vale of tears
How speaker describes himself in stanza 1
How speaker describes himself in stanza 1
Straying fool