Song ('Go and catch a falling star') by John Donne (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Time period of Donne's 'Song'
Time period of Donne's 'Song'
Late 16th or early 17th century
Donne's poetic movement
Donne's poetic movement
Metaphysical poets
Stanza structure of 'Song'
Stanza structure of 'Song'
Three nine-line stanzas
Rhyme scheme in 'Song'
Rhyme scheme in 'Song'
ABABCCDDD
Main metre in 'Song'
Main metre in 'Song'
Trochaic tetrameter
Key theme re: women in 'Song'
Key theme re: women in 'Song'
Women's romantic infidelity
Opening device in 'Song'
Opening device in 'Song'
Impossible commands
Speaker's character in 'Song'
Speaker's character in 'Song'
Man disillusioned w/ romantic relationships
Similar metaphysical poem by Marvell
Similar metaphysical poem by Marvell
'To His Coy Mistress'
Conclusion about women's faithfulness
Conclusion about women's faithfulness
Temporary; false ere speaker comes, to two or three