When We Two Parted Flashcards
1
Q
“Half broken hearted”
A
(Metaphor)
- it’s only the speaker who is heart broken
- as the marriage was illicit could suggest they weren’t actually properly in love
2
Q
“Thy vows are all broken”
A
(Irony)
The speaker is one of the many affairs of this women and in reality she made no vows to him
3
Q
“A knell to mine ear”
A
(Metaphor)
A knell is a death bell, and the sound of her name is painful to him, and reminds him of the death of their relationship
4
Q
“Silence and tears”
A
(Repetition)
The speaker repeats this at the beginning and end of the poem showing a cyclic structure, representing he is unable to move on
5
Q
“Share in its shame “
A
(Sibilance)
Makes a ‘sh’ relating to silence. Reminder that their relationship was a secret and illicit
