POEM QUOTES
When we two parted
● “In secret we met/ in silence I grieve”
Through the pitiful image of “In secret we met –/ In silence I grieve”, Byron perhaps emphasises the
speaker’s suffering towards the inability to seek refuge in another in the attempt to protect the
identity and reputation of their former lover. Through the verb “grieve”, this perhaps positions the
speaker in a state of vulnerability as they struggle to overcome and reflect upon their failed
relationship which may depict the speaker’s former lover as cruel and heartless. In addition, by
juxtaposing the pronouns “we” and “I”, this could reinforce the speaker’s helplessness and their
unhappiness as they endure the pain of being alone, while pretending their romantic relationship or
affair never occurred. This may illustrate the speaker’s distress and lingering sadness in which they
are trapped in a never-ending cycle of suffering due to reciprocated love. Once more, this may
heighten the treachery of women in regards to love and may convey to one that past memories of a
romantic relationship are the cause of eternal pain.
● “A knell unto mine ear”
● “All thy vows broken”
● “Pale grew thy kiss and cold/ colder thy cheek”
● “When we two parted in silence and tear”
● “sever for years”
Love’s Philosophy
● “The winds mix with the Heavens”
● “And the rivers with the oceans”
● “If thou kiss me?”
● “And the sunlight clasps the earth”
Through the microscopic and natural imagery of “And the sunlight clasps the earth”,
● “No sister flower would be forgiven”
Porphyria’s Lover
● “Spread o’er thy yellow hair”
● “This time my shoulder bore her head”
● “When glided in Porphyria”
, ● “rosy, little head”
● “God has not said a word”
● “As a shut bee holds a bee, I warily oped her lids”
Sonnet 29
● “My thoughts do twine and bud about thee like a vine about a tree”
● “Let these bands of greenery drop heavily down and insphere thee”
● “Renew thy presence – burst, shattered, everywhere”
● “I am too near thee”
Neutral Tones
● “starving sod”
● “Your smile was the deadest thing/ Alive”
● “And a grin of bitterness”
● “Your face and the God curst sun”
● “The sun was chidden of God”
Letters from Yorkshire
● “pouring air and light into an envelope”
● “Is your life more real because you dig and sow?”
● “Ploughing potatoes”
● “heartful of headlines”
● “feeding words onto a blank screen”
● “You out there seeing the seasons”
The Farmer’s Bride
● “Three summers since I chose a maid”
● “we caught her, fetched her home at last and turned the lock upon her fast”
When we two parted
● “In secret we met/ in silence I grieve”
Through the pitiful image of “In secret we met –/ In silence I grieve”, Byron perhaps emphasises the
speaker’s suffering towards the inability to seek refuge in another in the attempt to protect the
identity and reputation of their former lover. Through the verb “grieve”, this perhaps positions the
speaker in a state of vulnerability as they struggle to overcome and reflect upon their failed
relationship which may depict the speaker’s former lover as cruel and heartless. In addition, by
juxtaposing the pronouns “we” and “I”, this could reinforce the speaker’s helplessness and their
unhappiness as they endure the pain of being alone, while pretending their romantic relationship or
affair never occurred. This may illustrate the speaker’s distress and lingering sadness in which they
are trapped in a never-ending cycle of suffering due to reciprocated love. Once more, this may
heighten the treachery of women in regards to love and may convey to one that past memories of a
romantic relationship are the cause of eternal pain.
● “A knell unto mine ear”
● “All thy vows broken”
● “Pale grew thy kiss and cold/ colder thy cheek”
● “When we two parted in silence and tear”
● “sever for years”
Love’s Philosophy
● “The winds mix with the Heavens”
● “And the rivers with the oceans”
● “If thou kiss me?”
● “And the sunlight clasps the earth”
Through the microscopic and natural imagery of “And the sunlight clasps the earth”,
● “No sister flower would be forgiven”
Porphyria’s Lover
● “Spread o’er thy yellow hair”
● “This time my shoulder bore her head”
● “When glided in Porphyria”
, ● “rosy, little head”
● “God has not said a word”
● “As a shut bee holds a bee, I warily oped her lids”
Sonnet 29
● “My thoughts do twine and bud about thee like a vine about a tree”
● “Let these bands of greenery drop heavily down and insphere thee”
● “Renew thy presence – burst, shattered, everywhere”
● “I am too near thee”
Neutral Tones
● “starving sod”
● “Your smile was the deadest thing/ Alive”
● “And a grin of bitterness”
● “Your face and the God curst sun”
● “The sun was chidden of God”
Letters from Yorkshire
● “pouring air and light into an envelope”
● “Is your life more real because you dig and sow?”
● “Ploughing potatoes”
● “heartful of headlines”
● “feeding words onto a blank screen”
● “You out there seeing the seasons”
The Farmer’s Bride
● “Three summers since I chose a maid”
● “we caught her, fetched her home at last and turned the lock upon her fast”
