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When We Two Parted -
Lord Byron
- "When we two parted"
- Addresses his former lover directly which
makes the poem more personal
- Addresses his former lover directly which
makes the poem more personal
- "To sever for years"
(violent imagery)
- Suggests the parting was painful
- Suggests the parting was painful
- "Pale...cold"
- Describing his lover like a corpse
- Feelings have died
- Describing his lover like a corpse
- "I hear thy name spoken"
- He hears people talking about the
affair his former lover is having
- This is painful for him
- This is painful for him
- He hears people talking about the
affair his former lover is having
- "A knell to mine ear"
(metaphor)
- Suggests the death of their relationship
- Suggests the death of their relationship
- "Why wert thou so dear?"
(rhetorical question)
- Emphasises how deeply he felt for her
- Emphasises how deeply he felt for her
- "thee...thee...thee"
(repetition)
- Creates the impression that he's still
preoccupies by her
- Creates the impression that he's still
preoccupies by her
- "silence and tears"
(repetition from stanza 1)
- Emphasises secrecy and sorrow
- Emphasises secrecy and sorrow
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