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Key Quotes & Comparisons
Key Quotations: Love's Philosophy
Key Quotations: Love's Philosophy
Here's some key quotes to remember for your exam:
'The winds of Heaven mix...'
'The winds of Heaven mix...'
- 'The winds of Heaven mix forever / With a sweet emotion'.
- Shelley uses religious imagery to try to elevate the status of his love and to present his intentions as pure.
'And sunlight clasps the earth...'
'And sunlight clasps the earth...'
- 'And sunlight clasps the earth / And the moonbeams kiss the sea-'.
- Here, Shelley personifies the 'sunlight', 'moonbeams', 'earth' and the 'sea' as lovers as an attempt to present physical union with his lover as the next logical and natural step
'What is all this sweet...'
'What is all this sweet...'
- 'What is all this sweet work worth / If thou kiss not me?"
- N.B. in some versions of the poem, the line is: "What are all these kissings worth...'.
- There is a clearly manipulative voice in this poem.
- The narrator is trying to get what he wants out of his lover, by any means of persuasion necessary.
Key Comparisons: Love's Philosophy
Key Comparisons: Love's Philosophy
Here are some suggestions for poems you could compare Love's Philosophy to. Remember, there are endless options!
Natural imagery
Natural imagery
- Sonnet 29 ‘I think of thee!’ and Winter Swans.
- You could compare natural imagery across any of these three poems.
Letters from Yorkshire
Letters from Yorkshire
- This poem has a similar narrator who also comes to a realisation about the reality of her relationship.
1When We Two Parted - Lord Byron (1788-1824)
2Love’s Philosophy - Percy Bysshe Shelley
3Porphyria’s Lover - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
4Sonnet 29 - Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861)
4.1Sonnet 29 – ‘I think of thee!’ Analysis
5Neutral Tones - Thomas Hardy (1840-1928)
6Letters from Yorkshire - Maura Dooley (Born 1957)
6.1Letters from Yorkshire Analysis
7The Farmer’s Bride - Charlotte Mew (1869-1928)
8Walking Away - Cecil Day Lewis (1904-1972)
8.1Walking Away Analysis
9Eden Rock - Charles Causley (1917-2003)
10Follower - Seamus Heaney (1939-2013)
10.1Follower Analysis
11‘Mother, Any Distance’ - Simon Armitage (Born1963
11.1'Mother, Any Distance' Analysis
12Before You Were Mine - Carol Ann Duffy (Born 1955)
12.1Before You Were Mine Analysis
13Winter Swans - Owen Sheers (Born 1974)
14Singh Song! - Daljit Nagra (Born 1966)
14.1Singh Song! Analysis
15Climbing My Grandfather - Andrew Waterhouse
15.1Climbing My Grandfather Analysis
16Grade 9 - Comparisons
16.1Grade 9 - Comparisons
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1When We Two Parted - Lord Byron (1788-1824)
2Love’s Philosophy - Percy Bysshe Shelley
3Porphyria’s Lover - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
4Sonnet 29 - Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861)
4.1Sonnet 29 – ‘I think of thee!’ Analysis
5Neutral Tones - Thomas Hardy (1840-1928)
6Letters from Yorkshire - Maura Dooley (Born 1957)
6.1Letters from Yorkshire Analysis
7The Farmer’s Bride - Charlotte Mew (1869-1928)
8Walking Away - Cecil Day Lewis (1904-1972)
8.1Walking Away Analysis
9Eden Rock - Charles Causley (1917-2003)
10Follower - Seamus Heaney (1939-2013)
10.1Follower Analysis
11‘Mother, Any Distance’ - Simon Armitage (Born1963
11.1'Mother, Any Distance' Analysis
12Before You Were Mine - Carol Ann Duffy (Born 1955)
12.1Before You Were Mine Analysis
13Winter Swans - Owen Sheers (Born 1974)
14Singh Song! - Daljit Nagra (Born 1966)
14.1Singh Song! Analysis
15Climbing My Grandfather - Andrew Waterhouse
15.1Climbing My Grandfather Analysis
16Grade 9 - Comparisons
16.1Grade 9 - Comparisons
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