When We Two Parted - Lord Byron

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Year 10 English (15 Poems on Love and Relationships) Mind Map on When We Two Parted - Lord Byron, created by Neer Shah on 13/04/2018.
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When We Two Parted - Lord Byron
  1. "When we two parted"
    1. Addresses his former lover directly which makes the poem more personal
    2. "To sever for years" (violent imagery)
      1. Suggests the parting was painful
      2. "Pale...cold"
        1. Describing his lover like a corpse
          1. Feelings have died
          2. "I hear thy name spoken"
            1. He hears people talking about the affair his former lover is having
              1. This is painful for him
            2. "A knell to mine ear" (metaphor)
              1. Suggests the death of their relationship
              2. "Why wert thou so dear?" (rhetorical question)
                1. Emphasises how deeply he felt for her
                2. "thee...thee...thee" (repetition)
                  1. Creates the impression that he's still preoccupies by her
                  2. "silence and tears" (repetition from stanza 1)
                    1. Emphasises secrecy and sorrow
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