Love 's Farewell Michael Drayton
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indicates the end of a relationship . Structure
1 . Since there's no help ,
come let us kiss and part
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14 lines & 10
syllables
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since interlocutor speech Elizabethan
appear to be intercepting
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+ we a .
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speaker is addressing someone Apostrophe iambic pentameter
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no help :
there is no cure or hope for their relationship . Quadrant I -3 :
message unravelled
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Nay I have done of couplet purpose revealed
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you get no more me ; rhymming true .
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uses possessive pronouns .
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no more : indicates he just wants their relationship to end .
3 . And I am glad yea , , glad with all
my heart ,
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is repeated emphasis ( ionic )
Tone : cordial / dismissive forceful
glad i. further .
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the speaker is
glad to be free from her .
lover to end )
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for ( emphasis
urging relationship . on speaker .
4. That thus so
cleanly 1
myself can free ;
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speaker implies one
thing but means another = ironic .
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c =
alliteration Chard)
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speaker is forceful when giving instructions .
5. Shake hands for ever ,
cancel our vows ,
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pronouns change to plural . makes us think of them as a couple ) .
his mind is made
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up
6 . And when we meet at
any time again ,
7. Be it not seen in either of our brows Tone : decisive conclusive assertive / indifferent
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brows :
synecdoche not just referring to brows but whole face ) .
8. That we one jot of former love retain .
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theme : love
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he wants her to forget they were lovers .
,9 Now at the last of love 's latest breath
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gasp .
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l sound :
alliteration ( highlight 's love ) .
on heart
tugging of lover
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/ strings
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love =
personification +
hyberboia : can be ironic . in order of what falls away when love dies .
( person if
10 . When his pulse failing , passion speechless lies
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convey the message that love is dying .
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( plosive ! )
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p sound : alliteration
highlights passion ) .
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image of love 's last agonizing moment .
of
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passion =
personification +
hyperbola : .
can be ironic
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accurately reflects feelings of the end a relationship .
11 . When Faith is
kneeling by his bed of death ,
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love
coming to an end ,
faith is all lost =
nothing left . Quadrant : 3rd person .
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emphasizes the emotional aspect of love . ( how it is fading )
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Faith =
personification t
hyperbola i. can be ironic .
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religious . . .
12 .
And innocence is closing up his eyes .
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innocence personification be ironic
hyperbola
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innocence :
believes love will last forever .
13 .
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Now if thou would 's t when all have given him over , Theme :
reconcilement unrequited love / love
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thou :
casually speaking pronoun . ( informal ) .
their love could be rekindled if the
f other person declares their love .
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line 13 & 14 :
Turning point ( Volta ) → reveals real purpose
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dash ,
indicates change in the topic & the tone .
Tone :
significant shift
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From !
14 .
death to life thou might St him yet recover
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speaker contradicts what he said previously . ( emphasized by ! )
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Just as love takes its last breath ,
all is not lost ,
there is still hope for the relationship if that is what the lover wishes .
the speaker 's lover
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Fate of relationship is in the hands of
, Questions : memo
1 .
in the poem ? Quote
Who is the speaker addressing .
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The title love 's farewell
The speaker is
addressing his former lover .
of the poem is ,
therefore suggesting the end of a relationship .
It uses the pronouns
&
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" " " "
I
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you , speaking directly to the reader .
Nay I have done ,
you get
no more of me .
above answer is also correct
z . Paraphrase line I -4 & try explain what the speaker is
implying .
+ paraphrase
The conversation is interrupted É the Speaker
gives his reasons for ending the relationship but their relationship is more complex .
His words
& the vehemence of his words is in contrast to what he is
saying Therefore implying
. that there is more to the
story .
3-
Paraphrase line 5 to 8 & try explain what the speaker is
saying .
The speaker continues by saying his decision is final & that it
negates everything the couple has shared , including any promises of love . When or
if
they see each other ,
not even their facial expressions will give away there feelings .
4. Identify the use of pronouns in the sonnet . What do these pronouns suggest about the meaning in the Quatrain & couplet ?
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quatrain ,
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in line 1 there has been relationship between the two people but the shift to singular
In the 1st the pronoun we
suggests a
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&
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&
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&
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I have Parted single The 2nd quatrain the
pronouns you suggests that
they company are now . uses pronouns our
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we to indicate that , despite having gone their separate ways ,
both of them need to behave
sincerely .
In the 3rd quatrain ,
it
& &
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dying The couplet
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is less personal focuses hav love is the possessive adjective his is used to distance to the
on
give event .
&
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rever ts to a more personal tone with the use of you ,
however ,
the Speaker tries to cajole his or her former lover into changing
/ her
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his mind , using the archaic form of you ,
thou ,
to revive a
feeling of
intimacy .
5.
Identify a theme
& comment on how it develops during poem .
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Love 's farewell
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The main theme of the poem is love or an affair ,
that has ended .
It is even part of the title .
. The 1St 8 lines of
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The
the poem are devoted to
denying the love that the couple shared , perhaps as a way to protect the Speaker 's wounded ego . 3rd
quatrain describes love on his deathbed ,
while the final couplet describes a way to revive love .
