Romantic - When We Two Parted

Question 1

When We Two Parted
THEMES?

Answer 1

Loss, Distance, Death, Memory

Question 2

When We Two Parted
“Truly that hour foretold
Sorrow to this.”

Answer 2

-> Enjambment
-> Shows link between past and present
-> This shows suffering is ongoing

Question 3

When We Two Parted
-> Enjambment
-> Shows link between past and present
-> This shows suffering is ongoing

Answer 3

“Truly that hour foretold
Sorrow to this.”

Question 4

When We Two Parted
“In silence and tears”
“With silence and tears”

Answer 4

-> Cyclical structure
-> Suggests he’s trapped and can’t move on
-> The memory of her still haunts him

Question 5

When We Two Parted
-> Cyclical structure
-> Suggests he’s trapped and can’t move on
-> The memory of her still haunts him

Answer 5

“In silence and tears”
“With silence and tears”

Question 6

When We Two Parted
“Why wert thou so dear?”

Answer 6

-> Rhetorical question
-> Emphasizes how deeply he felt for her
-> He can’t bear to hear that she’s having affairs
-> Shows sorrow

Question 7

When We Two Parted
-> Rhetorical question
-> Emphasizes how deeply he felt for her
-> He can’t bear to hear that she’s having affairs
-> Shows sorrow

Answer 7

“Why wert thou so dear?”

Question 8

When We Two Parted
CONTEXT

Answer 8

Byron had a controversial love life and the poem is written about one of his affairs