Poem Analysis of To Celia DOCX

Title	Poem Analysis of To Celia
Author	Lizette Anne Carpio
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Poem Analysis of To Celia By Lizette Anne L. Carpio Lit415 – A January 21, 2014 The poem from the Renaissance Period To Celia by Ben Jonson has still become known until today’s period of English literature. It has been related with the love felt this modern period although it is from the Renaissance...

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Poem Analysis of To Celia By Lizette Anne L. Carpio Lit415 – A January 21, 2014 The poem from the Renaissance Period To Celia by Ben Jonson has still become known until today's period of English literature. It has been related with the love felt this modern period although it is from the Renaissance many years ago. To Celia has two stanzas with eight lines each. Both stanzas follow the same rhythmic pattern which makes it more convincing and powerful. It has ABCB pattern throughout as in the frst stanza: "…with thine eyes …pledge with mine; …but in the cup …look for wine." Very noticeable is the number of syllables in each line. For the lines which fall under the even number in both stanzas, it has eight syllables. While under the odd lines, it has six. Such style is evident in the frst stanza's lines: "Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; or leave a kiss but in the cup, And I'll not look for wine." Analyzing the poem, lines one to six open with the speaker addressing a woman. He tells her to "drink" to him "only" with her "eyes." The speaker says that he, too, will "pledge" or promise solemnly to the woman alone. If she doesn't want to "drink," the speaker says she can just leave a kiss "but in the cup," and he won't care if there's no wine in it: "I'll not look for wine". The "but" in the third line means something like "just" or "only". The line really means "just leave a kiss in the cup" or "only leave a kiss in the cup." The speaker also explains his desire for a drink that is not a drink. He's asking for a cup with a kiss in it instead of wine. He says that his thirst isn't a bodily thirst, but rather a more spiritual one "from the soul". Because his "thirst" is from the "soul," it requires something more "divine" than "wine" to satisfy it. The speaker, in the seven to eight lines, is meant to express how he feels about the refreshing spiritual beverage Celia can ofer him. He says that even if he could drink nectar from Jove's cup "might I of Jove's nectar sup"; he would rather have Celia's cup "thine". 1...