| Front | Richard Lovelace - The Scrutiny Explore: 'Lady it is already morn, And 'twas last night I swore to thee That fond impossibility' |
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| Back | •Inversion before trochée 'Lady' changes reprimand tone to emphatic tone •What he 'swore' is worth nothing because it was insincere - almost belittles her for not realising •'impossibility' => she idealises monogamy with him, which just isn't part of his character •'impossibility' generate discordance in potentially rhyming couplets - acoustically demonstrates how out of place the notion is - now presenting regular rhyme scheme ababb |
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