Thursday, October 23, 2014

Flee from Song, Villanelle

Wyatt, They Flee from me
Rossetti, Song
Hacker, Villanelle


  • They Flee from me
Okay, so my first thought from stanza one was birds. Then as I continued to read on I realized Wyatt was speaking of women, or one woman in particular.
From the footnotes, it seems as though Wyatt is toying with this woman and that his gestures are not sincere, which is a reason, I believe that they would "flee" from him.
  • Song
This poem, to me, seems like a letter written to the loved one of Rossetti while she is on her death bed. It seems as though she is telling her predecessors not to dwell on her passing or to mourn her, but to forget her and live happily because she isn't going to feel the earthly things they do for her. "Haply I may remember, And haply may forget."
  • Villanelle
Insanely confused by this one, I literally just felt like I was reading words on a page. I'm looking forward to talking about this one in class.
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  1. Bellerughs MilliganOctober 23, 2014 at 12:37 PM

    With Villanelle, I think we were supposed to pick up on separation from life and celebration of coming back together. The sadness of separation is evident in the tone of the poem and this can be linked back to "They Flee from Me," in regards to Henry's woman (Possibly Anne Boleyn) and how she separates from him, never to return again and how his new woman is another visit to "life".

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  2. Samantha WrightOctober 23, 2014 at 8:05 PM

    I took "They Flee From Me" as prostitution, especially when she whispers, "Dear heart, how like you this?" That seemed like something a prostitute would say because, at the core of their job, they're supposed to please and do what the person who hired them says and act upon what they like and don't like. As you said, Wyatt's gestures are not sincere, not ones of love, and those are commonly associated with those of prostitution.

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