University of Alabama, Birmingham

ENGLISH 12

Date: 10-28-20

7.06 lord byron

When we Two Parted

1)How does the speaker feel when he parted from his lover? Cite a line from the poem.

1. 1. 2. What does “colder thy kiss” mean?

1. 1. 3. In stanza 2, it speaks of the morning. Usually the morning means that new things are happening and they are fresh and exciting. What does the morning bring to the speaker? Your answer should be at least 2 sentences.

1. 1. 4. In line 26, he says that “In silence I grieve.” Why do you think he has to grieve in silence and not out in front of others?

1. 1. 5. How will the “silence and tears” at the end of the poem be different from the “silence and tears” at the beginning of the poem?

1. 1. 6. Are we told why they broke up the relationship?

from “Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage”

(This is one poem in a series of poems that Lord Byron wrote about Harold who took a pilgrimage. “Childe” is a young boy who was about to become a knight.)