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Upon Julia's Hair Filled with Dew
by Robert Herrick


Dew sat on Julia's hair,
             And spangled too
Like leaves that laden are
             With trembling dew;
Or glittered to my sight,
             As when the beams
Have their reflected light
             Danced by the streams.

Upon Julia's Singing
by Robert Herrick

When I thy singing next shall hear,
I'll wish I might turn all to ear,
To drink in notes, and numbers; such
As blessed souls can't hear too much.
Then melted down, there let me lie
Entranced, and lost confusedly:
And by thy music stricken mute,
Die, and be turned into a lute.




1.

ANALYZE FIGURES OF SPEECH

What figure of speech is the poet using? Why does he make this comparison?



2.

INFER

How does the speaker feel about Julia?



3.

ANALYZE FIGURES OF SPEECH

Why does the poet use this exaggeration?



4.

QUESTION

What is the speaker describing in these lines?



5.

INFER

What is the poet really talking about in this poem?

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