If that High World by Lord Byron
The poem explores the tension between reason and passion, with a focus on the individual's struggle to reconcile their rational and emotional selves. The speaker describes a world where reason holds sway, but also acknowledges the power of passion and imagination. The poem ultimately presents a vision of a world in which these opposing forces are in balance.
By Lord Byron · First published 1817 · Genre: Poetry, Romantic, Philosophical · 173 words
First lines
I / If that high world, which lies beyond / Our own, surviving Love endears; / If there the cherished heart be fond, / The eye the same, except in tears- / How welcome those untrodden spheres! / How sweet this very hour to die! / To soar from earth and find all fears / Lost in thy light-Eternity!
II / It must be so: 'tis not for self / That we so tremble on the brink; / And striving to o'erleap the gulf, / Yet cling to Being's severing link. / Oh! in that future let us think / To hold each heart the heart that shares, / With them the immortal waters drink, / And soul in soul grow deathless theirs!
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Lord Byron
- Date: 1817 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Poetry, Romantic, Philosophical, Metaphysical
- Length: 173 words
- Structure: 1 section, 2 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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Genres
- Poetry — The work is structured in verse form with a focus on meter and rhyme.
- Romantic — Themes of love, eternity, and the sublime are central to the text.
- Philosophical — Explores existential themes such as life, death, and the afterlife.
- Metaphysical — Engages with abstract concepts of the soul and immortality.
Tags
Romanticism · Poetry · Philosophy · Existentialism · Mortality · Nature · Beauty · Sublimity · Imagination · Dreams · Reality · Illusion