Loves philosophy

• Structure (LP)

  Mix of macs and fem rhyme as he wants them to mingle/engage in physical relationship

  Rephrases question again in the second stanza which suggests he wasn’t successful and is persistent in his pursuit

  lots of enjambment and caesuras which indicates an obstacle
• Meaning (LP)

  Trying to get a woman to engage in a physical relationship with him

  Uses lots of romantic imagery

  We don’t hear if he is successful
• Imagery (LP)

  Natural imagery to portray his desires are natural urges

  Mix of religious and divine imagery ‘heaven mix’

  Likens the natural world to kissing ‘nothing in the world is single’ to develop a compelling argument for uniting
• Who is loves philosophy written by?

  Percy Bysshe Shelley
• Language (LP)

  Personification ‘mountains kiss high heaven’ shows a persuasive technique

  Rhetorical questions - inviting but personal tone
• Techniques (LP)

  Noun 'mountains' - connotations of power and strength suggesting his love and desire is just as strong

  Religious imagery suggests she will be in heaven when she is with him