English 12 – Flashcards

Students may say that Mary's experience with love relates to Brontë's advice to Nell in that it a. points out what can happen when a person gets carried away by emotion. b. serves as a warning to Nell about what could happen if she's not careful. c. shows that, at least in this case, the recognition of love in a woman made that woman seem unappealing to the man she loved. d. demonstrates the importance of remaining guarded about one's true feelings. e. provides proof of the validity of Brontë's point of view.

The Lady floats away in a boat in a storm and freezes to death. Students should cite details from Part IV of the poem which indicate the Lady's fate.

The poem is an expression of deep, happy, lasting love, and Barrett Browning uses a number of sound devices to emphasize and express those emotions. The Petrarchan sonnet form, with its abbaabba cdcdcd rhyme scheme, is particularly well suited to expressions of love, because in English, this sonnet form tends to rely on simple words in order to complete all the rhymes, and love is well expressed simply. The musicality of the lines, written in iambic pentameter, is enhanced by the repetition of the simple phrase "I love thee" throughout the poem, building a sense of conviction through reiteration and parallelism. Alliteration and assonance help to shape the poem and give the assertions of love a feeling of intense sincerity.

how intensely she feels.

If he is stupid or dishonest, she should not consider marrying him. If he has some good qualities, such as common sense, she should consider marrying him.

When she sees Sir Lancelot in the mirror, she finds him so beautiful that she can't resist going to the window to look at him. In doing do so, however, she also sees Camelot and brings the curse upon the her.

I believe that the romantic relationship being described is a true relationship, not based just on physical appearance, but compatibility and loyalty. Although there are many reasons I get this idea, the line that hits me the hardest is line 14, "I shall but love thee better after death." The speaker loves this person so much, that even after they pass away, the speaker will love them even more and miss their presence to the point of heart-break.

I think that the advice is given after being hurt before or with bad people in mind. That advice isn't necessary to follow if you are careful of the character of the person that you date or have a relationship with.

Brontë advises Ellen not to love her husband too passionately because then he would have too much power over her.

How much and how many ways do I love you.

strengthened, or reaffirmed, her religious faith.

Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.

The Lady of Shalott believes that if she looks toward Camelot, she will be cursed. She uses a mirror to look outside so that she doesn't have to look directly out the window.

Brontë would like to advise Mr. Vincent to propose to Ellen himself, in person, rather than writing sentimental letters to Ellen's brother.

Brontë thinks that Ellen must marry a man before she will be able to love him. She will have to live with him for several months so that she can get accustomed to him and his ways.