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When We Two Parted

The poem describes the parting of two lovers. They separated in sadness and tears, with the speaker noting how pale and cold his partner became. Years later, he still feels sorrow when thinking about that moment of departure. He hears his former partner praised by others, but knows the truth of how their relationship ended through her broken vows and infidelity. The speaker is left regretting how dear she once was to him.

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When We Two Parted

The poem describes the parting of two lovers. They separated in sadness and tears, with the speaker noting how pale and cold his partner became. Years later, he still feels sorrow when thinking about that moment of departure. He hears his former partner praised by others, but knows the truth of how their relationship ended through her broken vows and infidelity. The speaker is left regretting how dear she once was to him.

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When We Two Parted

by George Noel Gordon, Lord Byron

When we two parted


In silence and tears,
Half broken-hearted
To sever for years,
Pale grew thy cheek and cold,
Colder thy kiss;
Truly that hour foretold
Sorrow to this.

The dew of the morning


Sunk chill on my brow--
It felt like the warning
Of what I feel now.
Thy vows are all broken,
And light is thy fame;
I hear thy name spoken,
And share in its shame.

They name thee before me,


A knell to mine ear;
A shudder comes o'er me--
Why wert thou so dear?
They know not I knew thee,
Who knew thee too well--
Long, long shall I rue thee,
Too deeply to tell.

In secret we met--
In silence I grieve,
That thy heart could forget,
Thy spirit deceive.
If I should meet thee
After long years,
How should I greet thee?--
With silence and tears.

Thy – your

Cheeks – usually means whole face

Vows broken – didn't keep their promises

Knell – death bell


Octets

Lyrical poem

Metre: accentual metre -> same number of accented syllables in


every stanza - accentual dimetre

Actually accentual-syllabic because he takes into account the


number of syllables in general

Rhyme scheme – abab cdcd …

Sory:

- Parting of two lovers, they had been apart for years


- Death imagery, foreshadowing – he should've known this
would happen
- »Dissing a female version of himself«
- They name – mention her infront of him
- He wonders why she was so dear – why he loved her / why she
was so dear to everyone
- Rue you – he will regret her
- He's mourning that she could forget him
- Self-pitying rage

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