EN 2100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Iambic Tetrameter, Andrew Marvell, Tetrameter
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Like as a huntsmen e. g. (men become dominant & women -> opposite) Beloved (usually a woman) -> presenting an ideal. Remain defined/passive/controlled and if there is a relationship you"re judged for those ideals. *carpe diem poems -> ideal is ignored in favour of the real and physical (since the ideal is unattainable, we should live for the day) She"s not described at all in the poem (the beloved) She"s young; she"s coy and chaste (only thing we know about her) We know that the speaker loves or desires her. The poem focuses on the speaker"s own desire. Poem says -> we don"t have a lot of time so let"s get down to it (sex) Each of the verse paragraphs are carefully constructed and discuss the main topic (heading) Starts off with if we had all the time in the world, your shyness wouldn"t be a problem -> thesis statement. Form -> iambic tetrameter (4 feet/line), rhyming couplets.
