Song ('Sweetest love I do not go') (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Author of 'Sweetest love I do not go'
Author of 'Sweetest love I do not go'
John Donne
Donne's wife mentioned in poem's context
Donne's wife mentioned in poem's context
Anne More
Number of stanzas in the poem
Number of stanzas in the poem
Five stanzas
Rhyme scheme of each stanza
Rhyme scheme of each stanza
ABABCDCD
Primary metre with anapestic feet
Primary metre with anapestic feet
Iambic
What sun metaphor represents
What sun metaphor represents
Temporary absence; cyclical return
What 'feign'd deaths' refers to
What 'feign'd deaths' refers to
Departure as practice for real death
Paradox describing beloved's tears
Paradox describing beloved's tears
'Unkindly kind'
Key theme about true love & separation
Key theme about true love & separation
True love not diminished by physical absence
Final stanza's message about lovers
Final stanza's message about lovers
Who keep each other alive are never parted