Poetry
"When we two parted" Quote
In Silence and tears/ Half broken hearted/ To sever for years
"Neutral Tones" Quote
The smile on your mouth was the deadest thing
"The Farmers Bride" Quote
Whats Christmas time without there be/ some other in the house than we!
"Sonnet 29" Quote
I think of thee my thoughts do twine and bud/ about thee as wild vines about a tree
"Winter Swans" Quote
The waterlogged earth/ gulping for breath at our feet
"Mother any Distance" Quote
I reach/ towards a hatch that opens on an endless sky/ to fall or fly
"Follower" Quote
But today/ it is my father who keeps stumbling/ behind me and will not go away
"When we two parted" Form & Structure
ABAB and all tenses to show how he will always be broken hearted from his mistress
"Neutral tones" Form & Structure
First and last stanza sentences rhyme and cyclical structure, 3 stanzas remembering and last stanze reflecting on general love
"The Farmers bride" Form & Structure
Iambic tetrameter and varying rhyme scheme to move the narrative forward
"Sonnet 29" Form & Structure
Sonnet with a solution at line 7 instead of 8 to show her desperation
"Winter Swans" Form & Structure
Most stanzas tercets (three lines) except last two to show reuniting, swans is the turning point
"Mother any distance" Form & Structure
Sonnet to show his love for his mum and irregular rhyme scheme to reflect his uncertain feelings, less dependent throughout poem
"Follower" Form & Structure
Iambic tetrameter & ABAB rhyme scheme, some half rhymes. First three stanzas on father, two on identity struggle and last roles reversed
"When we two parted" Feelings
Sadness, Grief, Anger, Jealousy
"Neutral tones" Feelings
Bitterness, Pessimism, No hope
"The Farmers Bride" Feelings
Pessimism, Frustration, Desire
"Sonnet 29" Feelings
Desire, Intensity, Fulfillment
"Winter swans" Feelings
Tension, Peace, Fulfillment
"Mother any distance" Feelings
Fear, Hope, Ambivalence
"Follower" Feelings
Admiration, Frustration, Self Criticism
"When we two parted" Themes
LOSS MEMORY HEARTBREAK
"Neutral tones" Themes
LOSS MEMORY NATURE
"The Farmers bride" Themes
DESIRE NATURE DISTANCE
"Sonnet 29" Themes
DESIRE NATURE DISTANCE
"Winter swans" Themes
NATURE DISTANCE FULFILLMENT
"Mother any distance" Themes
FAMILY INDEPENDENCE GROWING UP
"Follower" Themes
FAMILY GROWING UP NATURE
"When we two parted" 3 words
pale cold grieve
"Neutral tones" 3 words
greyish ash & ominous bird a wing...
"The Farmers bride" 3 words
hare birds mouse
"Sonnet 29" 3 words
thee twine burst
"Winter swans" 2 words
porcelain skirted
"Mother any distance" 3 words
anchor. kite space walk
"Follower" 2 words
stumbled stumbling
"When we two parted" Quote2
Thy vows are all broken/ And light is thy fame