'The smile on your mouth was the deadest thing/...
...Alive enough to have strength to die'
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'A pond edged...
...with greyish leaves'
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Form of poem
4 regular stanzas with 4 lines in each, cyclic structure, colour is a central motif
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Context of poem
Poet had many difficult relationships - e.g. his unhappy first marriage. Pessimism also caused by industrialisation of Britain and the rise of the British Empire (losing country roots)
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Themes
Pain, loss, reflection, memory, death, bitterness, anger, nature, end of relationship
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Feelings
Separation, melancholy, boredom, pain, anger, loss
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Compare with
Winter Swans, When we Two Parted, The Farmer's Bride
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
'The sun was white,...
Back
...as though chidden of God'
Card 3
Front
'A few leaves lay...
Back
Card 4
Front
'The smile on your mouth was the deadest thing/...
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