Song ('Go and catch a falling star') (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Songs and Sonnets
Donne's poetic style/school
Donne's poetic style/school
Metaphysical poet
Event that led to Donne's imprisonment
Event that led to Donne's imprisonment
Secret marriage to Anne More
Number and length of stanzas in the poem
Number and length of stanzas in the poem
Three nine-line stanzas
Rhyme scheme of the poem
Rhyme scheme of the poem
ABABCCDDD
Predominant metre in the poem
Predominant metre in the poem
Trochaic tetrameter
Central theme about women in the poem
Central theme about women in the poem
Women's romantic infidelity
Device using impossible tasks as metaphors
Device using impossible tasks as metaphors
Conceit
What mandrake roots were believed to have
What mandrake roots were believed to have
Magical properties
What mermaids symbolise in the poem
What mermaids symbolise in the poem
Dangerous and deceptive allure