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Perrine’s Poetry Packet Three

Poem Analysis

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Judged by My Goddess

—William Percy

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INTRODUCTION

William Percy

Bio

    • Went to Oxford University
    • Wanted to emulate his more famous friend who was an accomplished writer.
    • Wrote mostly plays.
    • His first book, Sonnets to the fairest Cœlia, had only 20 pieces, and none are exceptional.
    • Led a troubled life and was imprisoned often, mostly for debt. But he also spent time in the “Tower” on a charge of homicide.
    • He died broke and alone.

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The poem

Judged by My Goddess’ Doom to Endless Pain

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JUDGED by my Goddess’ doom to endless pain;

Lo, here I ope my Sorrow’s Passion!

That every silly eye may view most plain

A Sentence given on no occasion.

If that, by chance, they fall (most fortunate!) 5

Within those cruel hands that did enact it;

Say but “Alas, he was too Passionate!”

My doom is passed, nor can be now unactit.”

So mayst Thou see I was a spotless lover!

And grieve withal that, ere, thou dealt so sore! 10 Unto remorse, who goes about to move her,

Pursues the wingèd winds, and tills the shore!

Lovely is her Semblance, hard is her Heart;

Wavering is her Mind, sure is her Dart! 14

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Title

The title suggests that he is sad and is going to be “doomed” to a life of sadness and pain. Being judged by his woman (goddess) for something that he has done.

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Get your facts straight �with 5 W’s

U.T.

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Syntax

A total of four sentences written in four complete thoughts. The sentences are complex and compound. The poem also uses alliteration in several of the sentences.

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Doom

Pain

Cruel Hands

Grieve

Sore

Remorse

Hard Heart

Tone

Sorrowful and Defeated

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The narrator who is sitting reading his poem, or writing his poem, hoping that the other character, his ex-woman will someday read them.

Characters

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Personification: “silly eye” means other readers and “cruel hands” which means the ex love.

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Analogical Language

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Narrative Structure

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The poem is told in first person by the person who feels sorrow over the mean, “hard” woman that has left him.

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Diction

Archaic and Formal

Lo

Ope

Alas

Unactit

Mayst Thou

Grieve withal

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Imagery

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