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Gascoigne writes “ The scorched fly which once hath ‘scaped the flame will hardly come to play with fire” He uses this metaphor to relate to the fly. He could once look at the girl but now he can not as it causes him pain.

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Gascoigne writes “ The scorched fly which once hath ‘scaped the flame will hardly come to play with fire” He uses this metaphor to relate to the fly. He could once look at the girl but now he can not as it causes him pain.

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Gascoigne compares himself to various animals to show his unwillingness to look at the women before him again. He states, "The scorched fly which once hath 'scaped the flame will hardly come to play again with fire." He says this to compare himself with a fly. He already involved himself with the woman before, last time he got burned, and he won't mess with her again. He keeps his head down in order to avoid confrontation. Flies are attracted to light, and have been burned by fire as a result. This fact is what causes him to compare his situation with the fly.

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Gasocoinge says that he holds his head low because his eyes do not take pleasure in seeing her. he does this to make sure the reader knows that the sight of her pains him.

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Gascoigne uses the imagery of "The mouse which once hath broken out of trap
Is seldom 'ticèd² with the trustless bait,
But lies aloof for fear of more mishap,
And feedeth still in doubt of deep deceit." This is compared to the speaker and how he has been hurt by the woman before how it is like his aversion to look at her.

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The author writes. "... Is seldom 'ticed with the trustless bait, but lies aloof for fear of more mishap," in his metaphor of a mouse that has escaped its trap. This metaphor shows that the woman has caused the speaker trust issues and has hurt him. Gascoigne uses this metaphor to compare the speaker's feelings of confusion and doubt toward the woman to those of a mouse that has been trapped by bait and feels doubtful as to whether or not food can now be trusted.

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Gascoigne states ¨Whereby I learn that grievous is the game which follows fancy dazzled by desire¨ He is referring to the women that he can't look at in fear of getting hurt. He was hurt by love.

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Through the poem we are given insight into the speaker's thoughts. In the line, “The scorched fly which one hath ‘escaped the flame will hardly come to play again with fire.”, the speaker is using a metaphor to emphasize how he relates to the fly. Similar to the fly, the speaker has been lured in only to be hurt. He has now learned his lesson, and tries to resist giving into temptation.

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Through the poem we are given insight into the speaker's thoughts. In the line, “The scorched fly which one hath ‘escaped the flame will hardly come to play again with fire.”, the speaker is using a metaphor to emphasize how he relates to the fly. Similar to the fly, the speaker has been lured in only to be hurt. He has now learned his lesson, and tries to resist giving into temptation.

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Gascoigne metaphorically compares his desire to look at a woman to a mouse. For example, he states that "The mouse which once hath broken out of trap Is seldom 'ticèd² with the trustless bait". Similarily to the mouse that was caught in a trap the speaker was trapped to this woman. However, like the mouse, the speaker is no longer desiring of the "bait" because he is aware of the trap that awaits him.

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George Gascoigne uses metaphors to show the speaker's hesitance and aversion to being near, and looking at her because of the pain she caused him.

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Gascoigne uses literary devices such as metaphors to show that the speaker resists to look at the women who caused him pain.

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The imagery and literary devices in the poem help show that he does not want to look at the beautiful women because if he did it would hurt him.

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Gascoigne makes use of metaphors and imagery to describe and show the speaker's unwillingness to look at a woman because she caused him pain.

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Gascoigne says, "The scorched fly which once hath 'scaped the flame will hardly come to play again with the fire." This metaphor shows how the speaker was once willing to look at her, but is now unwilling to do so because of the pain it causes him, similar to how the scorched fly once was upon the flame but no longer does so.

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Gascoigne mentions the burned fly that escaped fire will not likely get close to fire again, then states "Whereby I learn that grievous is the game which follows fancy dazzled by desire." Here Gascoigne is saying that he learned how harsh something was that looks appealing, the woman he is talking about, just as a fly is attracted to the light of a fire but also hurt by it. He is the fly that got burned and no longer wants to play with the chance of getting burned again, and he uses the metaphor of the burned fly to explain why he will not look at her.

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Gascoigne says, "The scorched fly which once hath 'scaped the flame will hardly come to play again with the fire." This metaphor demonstrates how the speaker once was willing to look upon her, but is now unwilling to do so because of the pain it causes him, similar to how the scorched fly once was upon the flame but no longer does so.

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Gascoigne uses metaphors to show how the speaker doesn't want to look at the beautiful woman because of the pain it causes him.

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Groscoigne uses different literary devices, such as metaphors, to show the speaker's avoidance of falling into the temptation of looking at the women that has caused him suffering.

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Through the quote of the mouse being out of the trap, we see that he is now free from the pain, this is his comparision of the relief he feels. He then goes back to stating he still feels the enticing feel to rest his gaze on her, but he knows better then to do so for it will cause great despair.

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Gascoigne uses metaphors to show the speaker's refusal to look at an extraordinarily beautiful woman because she has caused him pain before.

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Gascoigne uses comparison through metaphor to describe the speaker's suffering toward love.

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Gascoigne uses metaphors to show the unwillingness of the speaker because she caused her pain.

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Gasciogne uses metaphors to show the unwillingness of the speaker to look at the girl

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Gascoigne uses metaphors in order to show the undecisive attitude of the speaker of the wanting to look at the girl and not.

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George Gascoigne uses metaphors and imagery to show the speaker's unwillingness to look at her because she caused him pain.

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"For That He Looked Not upon Her" by George Gascoigne

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"For That He Looked Not upon Her" by George Gascoigne

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You must not wonder, though you think it strange,
To see me hold my louring¹ head so low;
And that mine eyes take no delight to range
About the gleams which on your face do grow.
The mouse which once hath broken out of trap
Is seldom 'ticèd² with the trustless bait,
But lies aloof for fear of more mishap,
And feedeth still in doubt of deep deceit.
The scorchèd fly which once hath 'scaped the flame
Will hardly come to play again with fire,
Whereby I learn that grievous is the game
Which follows fancy dazzled by desire:
So that I wink or else hold down my head,
Because your blazing eyes my bale³ have bred.

(Published: 1573)

¹gloomy      ²enticed      ³misery