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Flashcards by Annie Loizides, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Annie Loizides
almost 7 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Point 1- One-sided love (When we two parted) | -Both Byran and Browning express their thoughts towards the relationship -In 'when we two parted' ambiguity is used, 'half-broken hearted' . This could be either show how one was broken hearted and the other had little interest, or both were partially broken hearted. Both interpretations, however, suggest the theme of an unequal relationship. Taking into consideration that Byron was very much aware of how we was perceived in the public eye, it is likely that Byron was broken-hearted as he victimizes himself and paints himself as the passive victim . |
| Point 1- One-sided love (Neutral tones) | The word 'Neutral' suggests indifference with a lack of strong feature. Whilst this matches the thoughts of the woman, they differ for the speaker. The title shows the lack of love between the narrator and his lover, and the pessimistic emotions behind their relationship |
| Point 2- Structure which reflects emotion (When we two parted) | The poem is an example of accentual verse, however, lines 5 and 7 break this rule as they contain 3 stressed syllables. Describes moment when rejected by his lover . Broken and rejected, thus the poem structure is broken too. The breaking of structure reflects shock experienced by the poet in the dramatic monologue. Focuses on rejection |
| Point 2- Structure which reflects emotion (Neutral Tones) | Focuses on lack of life The structure of the poem is deliberate, which mirrors the thoughts of the speaker. The first three stanzas centre around a specific memory recalled by the speaker. 'We stood by the pond that day' . |
| Point 3 - cyclical pattern (neutral tones) | The first line rhymes with the last in each stanza, signifying that there is no escape or sense of closure for the speaker. This sense is further supported by the cyclical structure. No sense of closure as the The setting remains the same. There is a full circle in terms of the speaker's emotions however no progression is made, ' and a pond edged with greyish leaves.' This dull morbid landscape is described at the start |
| Point 3 - cyclical pattern (when we two parted) | Ends in similar fashion to that it began Final line, meeting in silence direct repetition of opening sentence of the parting reflects cyclical nature of poet's feeling cannot get over love and stuck in emotions. Anaphora in final verse 'in secret we met in silence we grieve' repetition doomed to repetitive nature, feelings of loss and grief structure similar to opening line stuck in stuck in inescapable, repetitive, cyclical nature of relationship |
| Point 4- Tense shift (neutral tones ) | In the final stanza, it is written in the present tense as the speaker reflects upon his thoughts relating to love , 'since then'. It is evident that the speaker remains pessimistic towards the idea of love and is still trapped within the relationship. |
| POint 4 - tense shift ( When we two parted) | " Thy vows are all broken" Shift in tense backs up idea that things changed since latest information. Felt strongly toward his lover prior to hearing about her latest infidelity- cheated, feeling of love disappeared. Present tense- moment discovers her affair- broken vows full stop- stop to his feelings 3 different time frames suggest that the pain inflicted on him will last forever- painted as victim |
| point 5 - language |
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