Blasã› speakers; the tones of speakers in carpe diem poetry

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BLASÉ SPEAKERS; THE TONES OF SPEAKERS IN CARPE DIEM 
BLASÉ SPEAKERS; THE TONES OF SPEAKERS IN CARPE DIEM 
POETRY 
POETRY 
Iliana Luciano 
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BLASÉ SPEAKERS: THE TONES OF SPEAKERS IN CARPE DIEM POETRY 
by
Iliana Luciano
Harold Veeser, Advisor 
September 2012 
Submitted in
Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree of
Master of Arts 
of the City College of the City University of New York 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 
 
 
INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................1 
SECTION 1: The Speaker of “The Flea” and Grotesque Imagery...................................4 
SECTION 2: The Speaker of “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time” and Flowery 
Imagery............................................................................................................................13
 
SECTION 3: 
The Speaker of “The Apparition” and the Ghostly Presence in the 
Poem
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SECTION 4: 
The Speaker of “Delight in Disorder” and His Attention to 
Detail
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SECTION 5: 
The Speaker of “Corrina’s Going A-Maying”, Seduction in a
Pastoral Setting
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CONCLUSION ................................................................................................................55 
BIBLIOGRAPHY ............................................................................................................57

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