How are passionate relationships portrayed in Ghazal and

How are passionate relationships portrayed in Ghazal and one other poem?

Ghazal To His Coy Mistress Structure Repetition of me, me shows she’s passionate about what she wants him to do to her. 3 part argument shows he’s passionate about his quest to bed woman Verses get shorter showing increase in speed and therefore passion Lang “woo me” “Hawk…pursue me” “Moth to my flame” “what shape should I take to marry your own? ” “let us roll all our strength and sweetness up into one ball” “body transpires at every pore with instant fires” “let us sport” Attitudes She is passionate about having the perfect sexual union but is less concerned about love “ends, just good friends” wants to live for the now. Wants to be passionate together while they are “youthful” and can enjoy the passion together because all that is left ahead in “deserts of vast

The poets both use language to portray the passion they feel for the other. In Ghazal we hear that she wants her lover to be “Moth to her flame”. This quote explores the idea of passion in a number of ways. Firstly it suggests that her passion for the lover is fiery, she is on fire with desire for him. This also can suggest that passion can also be powerful like fire but dangerous like fire too; perhaps if her lover is not careful he will get his fingers burnt. The idea of the moth suggests she wants him near to her but also suggest that passion can be delicate, fragile and easily breakable. Equally in COY we read about the “fires” that transpire from the young girl’s body…