Language - lilies are a symbol of death, flower imagery shows that love is beautiful but dangerous, links to femme fatale character and death of loved ones
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"O what can ail the, knight-at-arms, Alone and palely loitering?"
Language - rhetorical question at the start makes the reader wonder, anonymous speaker followed by a monologue
2 of 6
Repetition of first stanza at the end "Alone and palely loitering"
Structure - brings us back to the start, endless cycle of love, sense of foreboding and despair
3 of 6
"fast withereth too"
Language and structure - archaic language and ballad genre, defies conventional balled because the woman is in control in a patriarchal society (CONTEXT)
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Change in speakers
Structure - makes it into a story, purpose of ballad was to entertain
Language - rhetorical question at the start makes the reader wonder, anonymous speaker followed by a monologue
Back
"O what can ail the, knight-at-arms, Alone and palely loitering?"
Card 3
Front
Structure - brings us back to the start, endless cycle of love, sense of foreboding and despair
Back
Card 4
Front
Language and structure - archaic language and ballad genre, defies conventional balled because the woman is in control in a patriarchal society (CONTEXT)
Back
Card 5
Front
Structure - makes it into a story, purpose of ballad was to entertain
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