Remember Flashcards
1
Q
The speaker repeats this phrase to ensure the addressee does not forget her
A
“Remember me”
2
Q
The place where the speaker is going where the addressee cannot reach her (metaphor for the afterlife)
A
“the silent land”
3
Q
The poem shifts from remembrance to forgetting when the speaker acknowledges that the addressee may forget about her
A
“Yet if you should forget me for a while / And afterwards remember, do not grieve”
4
Q
The speaker ends the poem by stating she would rather the addressee forget about her and move on happily than reminisce sadly
A
“Better by far you should forget and smile / Than that you should remember and be sad.”
