When We Two Parted

Question 1

When We Two Parted. Stz 1/4
In/With “silence and tears”

Answer 1

Repetition -
Gives a circular structure. Shows the speaker has been unable to move on since the tense (past, present) changes and its repeated between those.

Emotive language -
Represents loss. Links to title.

“Silence” -
Lack of communication.

Question 2

When We Two Parted. Stz 2
“Thy vows are all broken, And light is thy fame”

Answer 2

Hyperbole -
Vows of love have been broken.

“Light”, “Fame” -
Scandal brings attention to them. Could mean the guilt is light to her.

Question 3

When We Two Parted. Stz 2
“I hear thy name spoken, And share in its shame”

Answer 3

Sibilance -

Question 4

When We Two Parted. Stz 3
“They name thee…A knell to my ear”

Answer 4

Metaphor -
Represents death, knell rung at funeral. Their relationship is dead, they killed it.

Question 5

When We Two Parted. Stz 4
“In secret we met— In silence I grieve”

Answer 5

Sibilance.

Question 6

When We Two Parted. Stz 4
“colder…forget…deceive”

Answer 6

Semantic field of cruelty -
Shows the speaker feels their lover never had feelings.

Question 7

When We Two Parted. Structural.

Answer 7

Regular rhythm and rhyme. Shows deep levels of control which signifies a sense of deep reflection.
Also shows either the relationship was controlled since it was an affair or the speaker felt they had no control over it then but now they do what they can control, write poetry.

Question 8

When We Two Parted. Poet

Answer 8

Lord Byron