When we two parted Flashcards
Who was Lord Byron
Romantic poet, embroiled in public scandals.
He rejected social conventions throughout his life.
Fanny
Believed that the poem recounts Byron’s emotional state after the end of his secret affair with lady Frances.
What type of structure is it and why?
Cyclical reflecting his ongoing and repetitive sadness.
2 stresses per line?
Accentual verse represents two separate people never together or joined. Common in old English suggesting they had a traditional relationship.
Rhyming scheme
Repetitive showing the regularity of speakers sadness and that it is almost constant and endless.
Irregular line lengths
Conversational tone making it seem more life like and personal like an autobiography
Semantic field of death
Emphasises significance of speakers suffering
“…….. grew thy ….. and”
Pale grew thy cheek and cold
“…… thy kiss”
Colder thy kiss
Tactile imagery
Pale and cold are death like metaphors suggesting there is no love or warmth for the speaker. Makes you feel pity for him
….. imagery = funeral
Auditory imagery contributes to deathly atmosphere and the absence of love
“…. To mine ….”
Knell to mine ear”
Tone of despair
“Silence and tears” sibilance creates an uncomfortable sound demonstrating speakers discomfort.
It’s all the quotes
“Colder thy kiss”
“Knell to mine ear”
“Silence and tears”
