when we two parted Flashcards
what are the themes
memory
supernatural
what is when we two parted about
the speaker mourning the loss of a loved one using a semantic field of death to create a sombre tone
what are the key quotes on memory
“the dew of the morning” “ felt like a warning/of what i feel now”
“in silence and tears” and “ to sever for years”
“the dew of the morning/sunk chill on my brow/of what i feel now”
what are the key quotes of supernatural
“knell”
“pale grey thy cheek and cold;/colder thy kiss
“shudder” that “comes o’er me”
what is the form of the poem
ababcdcd - suggests that despite heart break life moves on
cylical structre - ends and begins in ‘in silence and tears’ displays the inability to progress - entrapment - mental torture of being trapped in silience - tears being the consequence
ryhthm - accentual syllabic - however this is broken on the last syllable of the 5th line and lands on the word cold suggesting bitterness and melancholy
what poems does this one relate to
nuetral tones
winter swans
how is this poem simular to nuetral tones
loss of love - both reflect somlemly on a loss of love through
memory - both speakers memorys ahve power over their lives - feeling trapped by tainted memories as life continues around them
how is this poem different to nuetral tones
nuetral tones focuses on how the speakers memories make them view the world
when we two parted puts more emphasis on the speakers lost love one and the presence of her as a supernatural figure
who wrote when we two parted
George Gordon Byron
In which literary period was Lord Byron’s “When We Two Parted” written?
romantic
how is when we two parted simular to winter swans
- loss of love - both reflect solemly on a loss of love through
- nature - specifically weather at the start of their poems to depict their state if mind - somewhat depicts a dreary wet atmosphere at a cold time of year
how is when we two parted different to winter swans
speaker in wwtp presents a bitter attitude towards their lost lover
speaker in ws suggests that these issues can be overcome
sheer in ws focuses on nature
byron focuses on the retelling on emotion through the semantic field of death and how the relationship haunts him
