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: Fairly Easy (7th 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