When We Two Parted

• State the quote in which the speaker is addressing his former lover, making the poem seem personal.

  ''When we two parted''
• State the quote which uses a painful verb to highlight how the speaker's love for his lover is painful to get through and hard to forget. The use of exaggeration could also further imply this.

  ''To sever for years;;
• State the quote which uses death imagery to suggest that the speaker feels numb/has no emotion due to letting his lover go.

  ''Pale grew thy cheek and cold''
• State the quote which implies that the speaker's lover's reputation is damaged, as people now know about their relationship.

  ''light is thy fame;''
• State the quote which uses the alliteration of 's', which links to silence, suggesting that the speaker suffers with the pain/experience alone.

  ''And share in it's shame''
• State the quote which uses the symbolism of a death knell which implies that the speaker cannot stand hearing about her, comparing her to grief, in which he is disheartened even more when he hears about her

  ''A knell in mine ear''
• State the repetition used near the end of the poem which suggests that the speaker is obsessed with knowing about his previous lover.

  ''thee''
• State the quote which uses repetition which emphasizes that the pain may last for long, but is unknown. The speaker does not want to feel broken anymore.

  ''Long, long shall I rue thee, Too deeply to tell''