Question

Identify three pairs of parallel phrases or clauses in still to be neat

Answer 1

The poem, "Still it be Neat" by Ben Jonson, demonstrates that the only thing stagnant in life is the way to men's hearts. The first stanza of the poem describes the perfect lady of the seventeenth century. She is always to be powered, perfumed, and neat. The poem continues with a sweet contradiction. It verifies that regardless of how appealing the typical lady of that era is; it is still insufficient to reach a man's heart. Beauty is too superficial to be the basis for loving another person.