love's philosophy

• "the fountains mingle with the river"
• "why not i with thine?"
• "what are all these kissings worth if thou kiss not me?"
• what are the 4 key themes?

  longing, playfullness, unrequited love, nature
• what is the poems rhyme scheme?

  alternate rhyme- demonstrates consistancy and unchanging desire from the speaker
• what is the structure

  both stanzas end with a rhetorical question- shelly builds up evidence of natural examples then links it back to him and his lover. the rhetorical question stands out empathasising he feels love is natural and necessary
• what is the context?

  shelly was part of the romantics and his poetry was associated with youthful passion
• what was shelly's intentions?

  shelly was trying to persuade a woman to be with him romantically. he also highlights the similarties of love and nature