George Gascoine's For That He Looked Not Upon Her

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The poem, “For That He Looked Not Upon Her,” by George Gascoine is about a speaker addressing a woman he once loved but has been overcome by betrayal and distrust. Within the poem the speaker is defined by the words grief, depression, and heartbreak whilst speaking of this circumstance. The form, diction, and imagery experienced as a reader of the poem, have taken a the past of the speaker and made it relevant once more, highlighting the hurt of the speaker himself. Throughout the poem the animalistic imagery and the severe complexities of all diction and form make the reading deep and display the sadness put forth. “For That He Looked Not Upon Her”, is a set up iambic pentameter that is an ABAB rhyme scheme which is particularly important