Lyric Poem (Brave New World)

"Her eyes, her hair, her cheek, her gait, her voice;
Handlest in thy discourse O! that her hand,
In whose comparison all whites are ink
Writing their own reproach; to whose soft seizure
The cygnet's down is harsh..." PAGE 144

This is a lyric poem because it tells about how John is feeling, rather than a story. It effectively illustrates the feelings John has towards Lenina. John was first disappointed and thought they had left without them. He then became very happy when he realized that it was just Lenina inside. He really likes her and wants to be close to her. He is forced to flee when he hears Bernard's plane nearby. I think he is afraid of Bernard finding out that he likes Lenina.

I think the visit John payed to her while in her soma-holiday is an allusion to Romeo and Juliet. Romeo visited Juliet in the tomb while she was drugged but appeared dead. John visited Lenina in the same way. She was drugged and so does not know that he was there. The allusion is relevant because it was previously mentioned that John had started to read Shakespeare.