when we two parted Flashcards
1
Q
Emotive langauge to inforce the pain from the break up
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When we two parted, In silence and tears
2
Q
Metaphor to reinforce the ending/death of the relationship
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A knell* in mine ears
*bell at a funeral
3
Q
The relationship was unfaithful or the partner was unloyal to someone else
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Thy vows are broken
4
Q
Structure
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Broken pattern as the poet struggles to accept the ending, represents the loss he feels
Cyclical as the relationship ahs reached a definite ending
5
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Context
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Byron had a reputation of having secret relationships - his relationship had ended and he has to mourn in secret
