When We Two Parted Flashcards
What its about
Written about a women he had an affair with and how he was broken hearted when he found out she was having an affair with the duke of Wellington
Poet
Lord Byron
Type of relationship
Broken
Themes
Unrequited love
Heart break
Poems to compare it to
Neutral Tones
Winter Swans
Quote to show how differently they reacted to breaking up
In silence and in tears
Quote to show his heart is broken
Half broken-hearted
To sever for years
Quote to show that he is sad that he lost her and has been tricked
In silence I grieve …
Thy spirit deceive
Quote to show that for a little time he hated her
Long, long shall i rue thee, too deeply to tell
Structure
It has regular stanzas of 8 lines
Regular rhyme scheme, which reflects his feelings, the poems rhyme stays the same as his feeling to her stays the same
Context
Lord Bryon changed the date the poem was written to protect the identity of Lady Frances
Having affairs was frowned upon and could break her reputation leading to social disgrace
The poet presents love as having physical symptoms of sickness presenting the known phrase ‘love sick’
The … of the …. sunk a …. on my ….
The dew of the morning sunk a chill on my brow
Shows that even something so nice like the morning and the sun cant make him feel better and without her is cold
Pale … thy … and … , colder thy …
Pale grew thy cheek and cold, colder thy kiss
Shows that she became cold towards him and because of their affair her kisses became even worse
