Sonnet 43
Who did Browning write the sonnet for and why?
Her future husband, Robert Browning and to express her love for him.
Not a __ ____ or a _____ heart.
red rose, satin
Who did Dove write this poem for and what how did society view their relationship?
Her husband, Fred. They were in an interracial relationship which society at the time disapproved of.
Summer is _____
fading
Who is the poem thought to be about?
His cousin's wife
What collection of sonnets does Sonnet 43 come from and why did she name it this?
It came from 'Sonnets from the Portuguese' because her husband often referred to her as his 'little Portuguese'.
What is the onion a metaphor for?
Her love - love has many layers, makes you cry...
I could pick ______ and think of ___ -
anything, you
What is Larkin known for writing about?
Detailed observations of everyday life
What technique is used in the opening like and what does he compare her to?
Simile, the night
How do I love thee? ___ __ _____ ___ ____
Let me count the ways
How does Duffy convey a forceful tone of voice? 2 quotes.
Through imperatives such as:
"Here."
"I give you an onion."
"Take it."
How is the poem structured and what does this represent?
3 stanzas:
Stanza 1 - idealistic/childish love
Stanza 2 - teenage love
Stanza 3 - realistic/adult love
An ________ of washing.
What does this show about their afternoons?
estateful
Boring - they're in the same routine everyday
"One shade the more, one ray the less,
had half impaired the nameless grace"
She's perfect as she is
I shall but love thee ____ _____ _____
better after death
What are at least 2 characteristics of Duffy's writing?
Writes from the point of view of disturbed characters.
Explores themes such as gender, contemporary culture, alienation and social inequality.
Writes in everyday language, which gives her poems an outward accessibility that hides the intricate technicalities and manipulation of language.
Her teenage crushes were "Sweet with a ____ and _____ centre"
dark, hollow
___ ________, lying near the _________
Our Wedding, television
"How ____, how ____ their dwelling place" (referring to her mind)
pure, dear
What kind of sonnet is this? What makes it a typical sonnet?
Petrachan sonnet. It is 14 lines long divided into an octave and sestet and it is about love
Its scent will ____ to your ______,
cling to your _____
cling, fingers, knife
What stereotypical image is used in stanza 1 (double points for 2 quotes)?
Knight in shining armour stereotype.
"Any hero"
"Chain mail glinting"
"Astride a dappled mare"
Something is _______ them to the ___ of their own lives.
pushing, side
What is the last line of the poem?
"A heart whose love is innocent!"