Comparing Two Romantic Poems 'And When We Two Parted'

Two Romantic Poems about Love: One About Romantic Love, And One About The Lack Of Love Of Nature

"When We Two Parted" by Lord Byron and "The World Is Too Much with Us" by William Wordsworth are examples of literature from the Romanticism Era. Both pieces of literature are poems. Byron and Wordsmith used these poems to express their ideas and feelings in a way that is designed to awaken the consciousness of the readers. They invoke a call to action towards a greater good or invite the audience into a realization they may not have had before. Byron’s poem, “When We Two Parted,” shows how much love can break a person emotionally when it is unrequited. “The World Is Too Much with Us” by Wordsmith emphasizes the dangers of the love for consumerism.

It begins with a tone of sadness and despair following the breakup between the author and his beloved. In the second line, we learn that the parting of the two lovers was so bad that it was accompanied by “silence and tears” (2). It is evident that the speaker feels wronged by the lover because, upon parting, the lover becomes physically cold (5). This sets the pace for the sorrow that is expressed throughout the rest of the poem. This poem stands as an example of the literary revolution that marked the Romanticism Era. It is written in a tone that prompts the audience to develop an imaginary picture of the emotionally scarring situation being described.

The gender of the lover and the beloved is not stated in the poem. In addition, it provides no clue on time or the place of the setting. However, the audience learns that it was set in a place with morning dew (9). The use of the archaic English words such as “thy” points to the fact that it cannot be classified as modern literature. Overall, the lack of information about the setting focuses the reader on the emotional plight of the speaker rather than the external