‘Solution ‘Velta/couplet:
the speaker resolves to let
the instrument have the
‘woman's fingers in
‘exchange for her lips
Development: second and third quatrains:
the speaker is envious of the instrument
and inthe third quatrain desires to switch
places with the keys who are being shown
an utmost mastery and dedication.
Problem: frst quatrain:
the woman the
speaker references
sways him with her
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How of when ous rea
usucu.
Upon that asia wae sien ag)
‘Assonance: sets the tone as sweet and
light lie good music by conjuring mellow
sonic images.
Use ode PrderifGalon! the speaker is caying that
ny owe sath wien vce overniph) Parent is blessod, therefore conveying
wu cul that her music so powerful that k might 2s
‘The Wry concord that mine ear confounds,’
WAU 4 vevie
Bo ny hee ks that nb ka,
Us vrevsucscus y
—
we eeu usu
Whilst my poor Ii es ROT
vv Jeu tuys
‘At the wood's boldness by thee blushing stand"
well be able to bring the insirument to life.
Enjambment: conveys the thought of a
smooth, music-ike tone-one perhaps as
beautiful as the player's musi.
Personification: through expressing the
readiness of the keys to be played, the
speaker exemplifies his envy of the
keys, He desies that same experience-
to be treated so wel.
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To be s0 tickled, they would change their state
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[An Station with those dca chips,
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sf ity ten ak at Sete
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Making dSad wod more biges' than lng Il
Cd weys
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~ wey cure
Wve them thy fingers, me thy lips to kiss
End-stopped line! stops the
previous voice of the speaker
speaking to himself and shifts to
him talking to the beauty in the
(Coliplet:As it by the end of the poem he
figured out a solution, the speaker makes a
‘compromise with the player to let her keep
her fingers playing ithe may have her ips to
kis. Allof this is very neatly eummed up in
two lines showing the witness of the
speaker,
‘Metaphor Saying that the beauty of the
player and the playing Is lke a harvest
‘ells to the mind an intense amount of
‘somathing, inthis case that something
Is the bounty of splendor produced by
the player's music:
Alteration: brings attention to the
‘speakers inability to act upon his
foelings by shining ight upon the
‘contrast between the instrument and
himsett-boldness and blushing
respectively.
Personifiéation the whole concept of
this quatrain is shaped by
personification. Overall, it shows how
Jealous the speaker is. This can be seen
because he states that his ips would
gladly switch places with the instrument
for itis better treated than he is by her