Remember meaning and language Flashcards
Meaning of poem
Speaker bids farewell to their lover.
Implores them to remember her after she’s gone.
However, asking them to not be upset and fall into despair.
What personal pronouns are used?
you
me
our
Remember title
One word reflects simplistic style
Alludes to the key themes of loss and rememberance
Effect of direct address
Creates a sense of a private farewell
‘Hold me by the hand’ what technique?
Alliteration
‘Hold me by the hand’ what does it mean?
Potrays a tenderness between the couple.
desperate and urgent to address her beloved.
‘Better by’ what technqiue?
Alliteration
‘Better by’ what does it mean?
Intensity of speakers emotions
Pressing need to be remembered
‘silent land’ technique?
Metaphor and euphenism
‘Silent land’ what does it mean?
To describe death
shows distance between lovers
Likens death to a journey between living and dead.
avoids explicitly using the word death so the lover isn’t distressed
Caesura why is it used?
shows distance between living and dead
‘remember’ technique?
Repetition
‘remember’ How is it used?
begins as a command
in line 7- appears after only softening tone
ends as ‘should remember’
‘remember’ what does it mean?
Mirrors speakers process of accepting her lover may forget them.
Literary link
hamlet
