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To a Lady that Desired I Would Love Her - Coggle Diagram
To a Lady that Desired I Would Love Her
Language
patronizing, mocking language
'Now you have freely given me leave to love' - sarcastic tone enhanced w assonance
'each petty beauty' - oxymoronic
Male Power
'dispense a nobler fate' - he is able to determine how she is perceived
''Tis easy to destroy; you may create' - gives himself Godlike powers?
'your eyes appear sudden in sullen lays' - power over perception
'wounds, flames and darts' - ambiguous: is she ugly, or is he flexing his power?
'you but unlock: so we each other bless' - masculine desire
Semantic field
'rich nature...poet's treasure...mine of pleasure' - semantic field of treasure
'puling poets whine...blubbered eye' - semantic field of crying
Structure
numbered stanzas indicate a logical argument, typical for metaphysical poets
changing line lengths retain interest
ABAB rhyme scheme lacks passionate love
No female voice
Context
misogyny
patriarchy
Themes and Comparison
misogyny, honesty: woman's constancy, go and catch a falling star
power: The Collar, Love III, Pulley, Unprofitableness,. Batter my Heart, Imagined Corners
spite: The Apparition