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A Song: Ask me no more where Jove bestows - Coggle Diagram
A Song: Ask me no more where Jove bestows
Language
Discovery imagery
'your beauty's orient deep'
'the golden atoms' - links to Medieval science
'as in their sphere' - enhanced knowledge of earth
'spicy nest' - exotic, procreation
Beautiful images associated with beloved
'in pure love heav'n did prepare those powders to enrich your hair' - religious language creates heavenly image
'sweet dividing throat' - qualities extend to speech and singing
'in your fragrant bosom dies' - sexual climax
Structure
Anaphora 'ask me no more' represents complete adoration for beloved
quatraines reflect the four seasons: her beauty transcends time
couplets: question and answer - loving relationship
Context
'dividing throat' is a 17th century term meaning harmony
Medieval belief in sunlight being made of golden atoms
women associated with nature
Themes and Comparisons
attitudes to female beauty: To a Lady that Desired
Astrology: St Lucy's, the sun rising, the world