Go, Lovely Rose Questions and Answers
Go, Lovely Rose
What impact does the use of apostrophe have on the poem "Go, Lovely Rose"?
Poets use apostrophe so the speaker can address an abstract idea, quality, imaginary person or non-human object. This is a kind of extended personification because the speaker supposes that...
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What is an example of imagery in the poem "Go, Lovely Rose"?
The dominant image in "Go, Lovely Rose," is the image of the eponymous rose. There is also implicit imagery of light and dark and also the image of a desert.
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Who is the original audience for Edmund Waller's "Go, Lovely Rose"? Identify three figures of speech used.
The original audience for "Go, Lovely Rose" could be a young woman who is not returning the speaker's affections. One of the three figures of speech that this speaker uses includes the extended...