A Song ('Ask me no more where Jove bestows') by Thomas Carew (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Period Carew wrote 'Ask me no more'
Period Carew wrote 'Ask me no more'
Early 17th century
Type of poet Carew was
Type of poet Carew was
Cavalier poet
Number of stanzas in 'Ask me no more'
Number of stanzas in 'Ask me no more'
Five quatrains
Rhyme scheme of the poem
Rhyme scheme of the poem
ABAB
Metre used in 'Ask me no more'
Metre used in 'Ask me no more'
Iambic tetrameter
Repeated phrase at start of each stanza
Repeated phrase at start of each stanza
Ask me no more
Main theme about beauty in poem
Main theme about beauty in poem
Transience of beauty
Philosophy poem aligns with
Philosophy poem aligns with
Carpe diem (seize the day)
Classical god alluded to in poem
Classical god alluded to in poem
Jove (Jupiter)
What phoenix symbolises in final stanza
What phoenix symbolises in final stanza
Immortality, renewal, and purity