| Front | A Song (Absent from thee) Rhythm x3 |
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| Back | •Iambic metre – jaunty sing-song conversational rhythm to help understate his outlandish intention. •This metre is subverted on line 5 with the spondee ‘Dear’ as he stuns her with the request ‘let me flie’ which feels as if he is ambushing her. •Later he uses the stressed syllables in the iambs to highlight the wholesome abstract nouns ‘Love /Peace/ Truth’ that he claims he wishes to return to that she possesses – a rhetorical technique to persuade her of his love. |
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