So We’ll Go No More A Roving Flashcards
What is the summary of this poem
-proclaims the end of a wild phase of youth
-reflective tone as leaker moves away from partying + towards maturity
What is the context of this poem
-Byron moving away from scandalous past of hedonistic lifestyle
-he didn’t personally publish it but send it in letters to friend Thomas Moore
-written during break from partying too much during carnival in Venice
-captures feeling getting older
-alludes to Byronic hero — defied codes of society
What is the metre of this poem
-iambic tetrameter — was put as a song (nursery rhyme)
-Byron trying reconnect with innocence after hedonism
-moving away from corrupted life of partying
-perhaps connect with innocence of childhood — attempting start over
What is the rhyme scheme of this poem
-ABAB — regular rhyme
-away from chaos of past
-regular quatrains — highlights move towards maturity + conformity in life
