Poems Quotes Flashcards

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When we two parted In silence and tears…

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When we two parted In silence and tears,

Half broken-hearted To sever for years,

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They name thee…

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They name thee before me, A knell to mine ear;

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How should I greet thee?

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How should I greet thee?– With silence and tears.

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What is when we two parted is about?

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Secret relationship ends and Lord Byron is expressing sad suppressed feelings

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the waterlogged…

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the waterlogged earth gulping for breath at our feet

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tipping in unison…

like boats riding…

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tipping in unison…in the dark water, icebergs of white feather…like boats riding in rough weather”

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swum the distance between us…

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swum the distance between us…like a pair of wings settling after flight

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Porphyria worshipped…

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Porphyria worshipped me […] That moment she was mine, mine,

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Blushed…

Burning…

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Blushed bright beneath my burning kiss

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10
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Give herself

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Give herself to me for ever

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11
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What is winter swans about

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Two friends in an argument that they can’t resolve which the relation struggles

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What is porphyria lover about

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The man is crazy and possessive and kills his lover with her own yellow hair

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“Fountains mingle…

river with…

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“The fountains mingle with the river And the rivers with the ocean,”

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“In one another’s being…

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“In one another’s being mingle- Why not I with thine?”

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“And the wave…

and the sunlight…

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“And the waves clasp one another; […] And the sunlight clasps the earth”

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16
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“The decades ahead…

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‘The decade ahead of my loud, possessive yell was the best one, eh?’

17
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“High heeled..

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‘high-heeled red shoes, relics’

18
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“you sparkle and waltz?..

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‘you sparkle and waltz and laugh before you were mine.’

19
Q

discover the…

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discover/the glassy ridge of a scar’

20
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Climbing my grandfather quote 2

“…Shoulders

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‘still firm shoulder’

21
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Climbing my grandfather quote 3

“Knowing the… heart…

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‘knowing/the slow pulse of his good heart’

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Mother any distance quote 1

“anchor…

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‘Anchor. Kite.’

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Mother any distance quote 2

“..space walk…

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‘I space-walk through the empty bedrooms’

24
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Mother any distance quote 3

“an endless…

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‘an endless sky/to fall or fly.’

25
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Follower quote 1

“an…

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‘An expert.’

26
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Follower quote 2

“I was a nuisance…

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‘I was a nuisance, tripping, falling,/Yapping always.’

27
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Follower quote 3

“But today…

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‘But today/It is my father who keeps stumbling’