"When We Two Parted" is a poem written by Lord Byron, one of the most famous Romantic poets of the 19th century. The poem is a lament for a lost love and expresses the speaker's pain and regret over the end of a romantic relationship.
The poem begins with the speaker recalling a past love affair and the feelings of joy and passion they once shared. However, the relationship has since ended, and the speaker is left with a sense of emptiness and heartache. The poem is filled with powerful imagery that captures the depth of the speaker's pain, as he describes his loneliness and despair in the wake of the breakup.
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1. When We Two
Parted by Lord Byron
"When We Two Parted" is a poem by Lord Byron, first
published in 1816. The poem is about a lost love and the
pain of separation.
The poem begins with the speaker reminiscing about a
past love and the time they spent together. He describes
their parting as a "dreadful hour" and remembers the tears
they shed. He then reflects on the fact that they have now
gone their separate ways and are no longer in each other's
lives.
The speaker then shifts his focus to the pain he feels at
the thought of his former lover being with someone else.
He describes the shame and sadness he feels, as well as
the fear that his former lover might reveal their past
relationship to others.
