The Sun Rising (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Donne's wife who influenced his poetry
Donne's wife who influenced his poetry
Anne More
Collection containing 'The Sun Rising'
Collection containing 'The Sun Rising'
Songs and Sonnets
Poetic form where lovers lament dawn
Poetic form where lovers lament dawn
Aubade
Number of stanzas in 'The Sun Rising'
Number of stanzas in 'The Sun Rising'
Three ten-line stanzas
Rhyme scheme of each stanza
Rhyme scheme of each stanza
ABBACDCDEE
Predominant metre used
Predominant metre used
Iambic pentameter
Central conceit of the poem
Central conceit of the poem
Lovers' bed as entire world
Two phrases personifying the sun
Two phrases personifying the sun
'Old fool' and 'saucy pedantic wretch'
What love transcends according to speaker
What love transcends according to speaker
Time and space
What the bed represents in final lines
What the bed represents in final lines
Centre of the universe