The Definition of Love by Andrew Marvell (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Period 'Definition of Love' was written
Period 'Definition of Love' was written
Mid-17th century
Poetic tradition of the poem
Poetic tradition of the poem
Metaphysical tradition
Number of quatrains in the poem
Number of quatrains in the poem
Eight
Rhyme scheme used
Rhyme scheme used
ABAB
Metre of the poem
Metre of the poem
Iambic tetrameter
Extended metaphor for love
Extended metaphor for love
Parallel lines that can never meet
Four personified forces in poem
Four personified forces in poem
Despair, Impossibility, Hope, Fate
Love's metaphorical parents
Love's metaphorical parents
Begotten by Despair upon Impossibility
Where Fate places the lovers
Where Fate places the lovers
As distant poles
Love as conjunction of ___ & opposition of ___
Love as conjunction of ___ & opposition of ___
Mind; stars