Remember Flashcards
Remember me
Imperative verb- she is assertive, dominant unusual for time
Silent land
Euphemism metaphor- for death, too uncomfortable to say death
You
Second person pronoun- direct it towards their loved one
To go yet turning stay
Juxtaposition- shows the reluctances to leave loved ones
Remember me
Repetition- shows speakers fear to be forgotten
Future that you planned
Noun- poignant sad that they aren’t gonna have a shared future.
Only remember me;you
Caesura - seperates me and you to show them going separate ways by death.
Tone
Sad, anguish, gives poem intimate tone
You tell me
Implies loved one was a future husband and was honouring a patriarchal society.
Late to counsel then or pray
Speaker knows it’s too late to pray they have no control over her morality only god controls.
Do not grieve
She’s assertive compared to Victorian era not submissive
)Should forget and smile), should remember and be sad
It may b better for them to forget if remembering brings them sadness, more selfless tone
Yet
Volta- turning point, acknowledging it’s unrealistic to think of them all the time
