LOVE & RELATIONSHIPS POEMS QUOTES

When we two parted - death imagery, reminds him of the death of their relaationship

'a knell to mine ear;'

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When we two parted- suggests they were not properly in love, he was clearly extremely in love with her and believes she did not love him the same

'half broken hearted'

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Loves Philosophy - final two lines, thee narrator questions the point of the world if his lover does not love him, suggesting love gives life meaning

'what are all this sweet work worth,/ if thou kiss not me?'

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Loves Philosophy - the mirrored repetition of "kiss" and "clasp" reflects the narrators belief that humans should mirror nature

'and the sunlight clasps the earth,/ and the moonbeams kiss the sea'

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Loves Philosophy - this line sums up the argument

'Nothing in the world is single'

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Loves Philosophy - imagery of flowing water shows that everything is connected to everything else, the narrator uses personification here

'the fountains mingle with the rivers'

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Porphyria's Lover - introduction of Porphyria, makes her seem magical and perfect

' when glided in Porphyria'

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Porphyria's Lover - repetition of "yellow hair" shows his obsession with it. It also foreshadows his using it to strangle her later in the poem

'and all her yellow hair displaced"

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Porphyria's Lover - He wants to be loved by her and have power over her

'Porphyria worshipped me'

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Porphyria's Lover - ambiguity - could be surprised that he hasn't been punished, or perhaps he doesn't believe he has committed a sin at all, proud

'and yet God has not said a word'

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Sonnet 29 - 'I think of thee' - natural imagery shows how her thoughts focus on him like a vine wraps round a tree, her thoughts are constantly growing and are out of control

'my thoughts do twine and bud about thee , as wild vines about a tree'

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Sonnet 29 - 'I think of thee' - imperative emphasises love, sibilant sounds reflect the rustling of the trees leaves

'Renew thy presence; as a strong tree should'

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Sonnet 29 - 'I think of thee' - the weight of her thoughts reflect how much she thinks about him, use of three different words to describe the way his presence replaces her thoughts emphasises her excitement

'drop heavily down, - burst, shattered, everywhere!'

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Neutral Tones - first line, weather reflects his emotions also lack of movement contributes to a lifeless atmosphere

'we stood by a pond that winter day'

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Neutral Tones - alliteration emphasises how the leaves are still, alliteration and personification emphasises the impression of suffering, the leaves are from an ash tree but this also links to fire- their relationship is burnt out

'and few leaves lay on the starving sod;/ they had fallen from the ash and were grey'

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Neutral Tones - "keen" means sharp and strong - these lessons have been painful , alliteration emphasises this pain and anguish, he also makes a pessimistic generalisation that all love goes wrong

'keen lessons that love deceives/ and wrings with wrong'

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Letters from Yorkshire - use of caesura shifts the focus from his ordinary actions to personification. this personification shows the delight he feels.

'came indoors to write to me, his knuckles singing'

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Letters from Yorkshire - monosyllabic words reflect the simplicity of his life, enjambment imitates the changing seasons

'you out there in the cold, seeing the seasons/ turning'

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Letters from Yorkshire - more natural than words she writes. He writes to her about his day to day life and she romanticises it by giving it a magical description

'pouring air and light into an envelope'

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Letters from Yorkshire - spiritual language show they have a deep and meaningful connection, their letters bring them together, "icy" suggests she dislikes being so far away from him

'our souls tap out messages across the icy miles'

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The Farmers Bride - shows system of patriarchy - suggests she did not have much choice about their marriage - sounds like she belongs to him

'three summers since I chose a maid'

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The Farmers Bride - the whole village seems to be involved adding to the sense of her being hunted, the rhyming couplet emphasises the decisive action of locking her away and makes it sound sinister

'we caught her, fetched her home at last/ and turned the key upon her fast'

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The Farmers Bride - animal like descriptions show his desire for her - even though these qualities are also the source of his frustration. Internal rhyme of "brown" and "down" emphasise his desire and frustration, he is losing control .

'the soft young down of her; the brown, the brown of her - her eyes, her hair, her hair!

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Walking Away - negative simile, the father is no longer at the centre of the sons world, harsh verb suggests how painful this experience is for the father

'like a satellite wrenched from orbit , go drifting away'

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Walking Away - bird metaphor used to show the fathers concern that his son isn't ready, a hostile environment the son won't survive without the help of his father

' a half fledged thing set free into the wilderness'

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Walking Away - the change into a more steady rhythm underlines how the father has come to a philosophical understanding and proves his love but letting him go

'how self hood begins with a walking away/ and love is proven in the letting go'

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Eden Rock - the use of present tense makes the description more vivid, vague description hints at an imagined scene, biblical reference suggesting this place is perfect

'they are waiting for me somewhere beyond Eden Eock'

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Eden Rock - an idyllic and angelic image of his mother

'her hair the colour of wheat takes on the light'

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Eden Rock - monosyllabic language creates a simple child like tone. The meaning is ambiguous - we don't know what "it" actually is, he is possibly talking about the afterlife and being with his parents

'I had not though it would be like this'

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Follower - this simile shows that just as sails harness the power of the wind, he harnesses the power of the horses and uses them to plough

'he shoulders globed like a full sail strung'

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Follower - the son has not fulfilled his desire to be like his father, he feels like he is living in his fathers shadow and will never be as skilful as he was

'Follow his broad shadow'

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Follower - roles are reversed, very ambiguous - the speaker may be frustrated by his father or may be glad they still have a strong bond

'it is my father who keeps stumbling behind me and won't go away'

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Mother Any Distance - metaphors and hyperbole create images of vast open spaces - this hints at adventure and exploration, but also suggests that he feels daunted

'the acres of the walls. the prairies of the floors'

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Mother Any Distance - suggests the mother has lived her life and now the soon is just beginning his

'you at zero end, me with the spool of tape'

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Mother Any Distance - the tape represents their shared history, but enjambment imitates how they are crossing into a new stage, anchor is the mother who is stable and secure, kite is the son starting to fly

'unreeling years between us. Anchor. Kite'

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Mother Any Distance - bird imagery suggests he is breaking free from his mothers protection but does not know whether he will succeed without her security.

'to fall or fly'

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Before You Were Mine - figurative language that suggests energy and exciting possibilities - she may have hoped for a life like a movie heroine

'the fizzy, movie tomorrows'

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Before You Were Mine - simile appeals to the senses to show that her imagination is vivid that she can smell her mother

'I see you clear as scent under the tree'

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Before You Were Mine - the narrator was a demanding baby, shows how the mothers life changed

'the decade ahead of my loud possessive yell was the best one, eh?

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Winter Swans - personification of the earths desperation links to how their relationship is struggling for life

'the waterlogged earth gulping for breath'

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Winter Swans - suggest what the swans are doing is meaningful for the couple

'a show of tipping in unison'

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Winter Swans - simile shows it has been a rough time for their relationship, but things are becoming more stable. The rough weather mirrors the rain in stanza one

'like boats righting in rough weather'

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Winter Swans - personification of weather - the heavy rain may reflect the problems in their relationship

'the clouds had given their all two days of rain'

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Singh Song! - repetition shows couples unity, also unusual simile to describe love making creates humour

'vee share in chapatti/ vee share in di chutney/ after vee hav made luv/ like vee rowing through Putney-'

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Singh Song! - metaphors describe the wife as both dangerous and cute - she is a combination of lots of different things

'tiny eyes ov a gun/ and di tummy ov a teddy'

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Singh Song! -money imagery contrasts with romantic description of beaches in the moonlight

'vee cum down whispering stairs/ and sit on my silver stool'

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Climbing my Grandfather - present tense - the reader feels like they are witnessing the climb happening, which creates a sense of adventure , he feels confident and comfortable with his grandfather

'I decide to do it free, without a rope or net'

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Climbing my Grandfather - use of oxymoron creates a child like simile - it is simple and contradictory, its complementary his grandfather is not cold

'smooth and thick like warm ice'

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