When We Two Parted Flashcards
1
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The opening of When We Two Parted
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“When we two parted
In silence and tears”
Half broken-hearted
To sever for years”
2
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When We Two Parted: the clue that she was losing interest in him
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Pale grew thy cheek and cold,
Colder thy kiss
3
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When We Two Parted: how he describes her as a painful reminder
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They name thee before me,
A knell in my ear
4
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Ending of When We Two Parted
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“With silence and tears”
cyclical structure
5
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When We Two Parted: how much the speaker regrets his relationship with her
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Long, long shall I rue thee,
Too deeply to tell
