Richard Lovelace and "To Lucasta, on Going to the Wars"

Richard Lovelace came from a wealthy family. He benefited greatly from his connections to the royal family and powerful elite class. Although he was educated at Oxford, he impressed the king and queen so much upon meeting them that they granted him a master's degree. He was said to have been one of the most handsome men in all of England.

During England's politically turbulent times, Lovelace was imprisoned twice for supporting the king. However, he composed some of his most memorable poetry while in prison, including "To Althea, from Prison" and "To Lucasta, Going to the Wars." Although his poetry was wildly popular during his lifetime and was even set to music, his poems were nearly forgotten for some time after his death. Today, one of his most often quoted lines is "Stone walls do not a prison make."

Now that you have analyzed several poems from the Restoration period using the TPCASTT method, it is time to apply what you have learned in the analysis of another poem from that time period. For this assignment, you will read the poem "To Lucasta, on Going to the Wars" by Richard Lovelace. Then, complete the TPCASTT chart to demonstrate your analysis of the poem's composition and meaning.

You may need to use resources outside of this course to complete this assignment. If so, please submit a Works Cited document. If you need assistance, visit the Developmental Module for information on citing resources. Before you begin, review the TPCASTT Poem Analysis Checklist to make sure that you include all of the items required for full credit. A copy of the poem and the TPCASTT chart is included with the checklist.

Once you have completed your poem analysis, please submit your work to the dropbox.