WHEN WE TWO PARTED

• What is this quote - "ISWM-ISIG"

  "In secret we met-In silence I grieve"

  • alludes to an affair
  • not able to mourn publicly for her
• What is this quote - "ISAT" + "WSAT"

  "In silence and tears"

  "With silence and tears"

  • cyclical structure
  • showing that this feeling of pain will not diminish - trapped in a state of grieving a lost love
  • the relationship had a substantial impact - more than a brief affair
  • fanatic about the relationship
• What is this quote - "PGTCAC"

  "Pale grew thy cheek and cold"

  • bleak tone of despair
  • semantic field of death - "cold", "pale", "shudder", "chill"
  • breaks accentual verse
  • reflects on the poets feelings - shocked + heartbroken, nothing is no longer the same
  • emotional detachment with a "colder" kiss - poet finds unbearable
• Techniques used in WWTP:


  • sibilance to simulate blistering rage - "s" sound which is often associated with snakes hissing (shows evil and deception)
  • metaphor to convey his scorn towards his former lover
  • cyclical structure to emphasise his attachment to his love for her
• What is this quote - "THCF,TSD"

  "Thy heart could forget, Thy spirit deceive"

  • bitter tone
  • blames it on his former lover for deceiving him
  • betrayal
  • regrets the relationship as the poet starts to question himself (rhetorical question) "Why wert thou so dear?"
  • emphasises that his attitude is very different to his feelings - cathartic poem (able to express his emotions)