Loves philosophy Anthology

Written by percey shelley

born 1792

Romantic poet

Wealthy family

Left wife for mary shelley

-Represents unrequited love 

At a time when premarital sex wasnt accepted

-Could be lyric poetry or dramatic monologue 

-Lyric poetry expresses emotions ='heaven''divine'and 'forgiven'

all religious imagery but just one main idea of nature being united so why cant we be?

-Dramatic monologue

-Dramatic monologue leaves the poet in this case with no answer 

"why not i with thine?"

rhetorical question with'i' first person narrative 

Structural repetition shows hes demanding and an argument that everything in the world is united 'mother and baby'+'flower and bee'

refferences to nature become increasingly bigger and 'river'and 'ocean'convey a more celestial imagery whereas he continues with 'sunlight''earth' and 'moonbeam'widened scope of imagery reflects his desperation!!!!!!

Semantic field of nature 'river''ocean''sunlight''earth''mountains'

again emphasis the unity between everything in the world

followed by 'clasp'which has a gripping connotation reflecting a sense of urgency and desperation for them to be united

'river'and 'ever' last 3 sylables create a masculing rhyme 

whereas 'ocean'and 'emotion' are a female rhyme 

this mix of female and masculin rhyme which mingles together reflects want he wishes him and the lady to be 

The first stanza ends in a question "why not i with thine?"

'i' first person narrative 

suggests she isnt going to do hat he wishes her to and her hesitation stops the flow of the poem

Personification is portrayed "fountains mingle"

which reflects the speakers desire to draw parellels between nature with the relationship and this force is showing his desperation