Stanzas to Augusta II by Lord Byron
A poem expressing regret and longing for a lost love, with a focus on nostalgia and melancholy emotions.
By Lord Byron · First published 1816 · Genre: Romantic Poetry, Lyric Poetry, Elegy · 576 words
First lines
I / Though the day of my destiny's over, / And the star of my fate hath declined, / Thy soft heart refused to discover / The faults which so many could find, / Though thy soul with my grief was acquainted, / It shrunk not to share it with me, / And the love which my spirit hath painted / It never hath found but in thee.
II / Then when nature around me is smiling, / The last smile which answers to mine, / I do not believe it beguiling, / Because it reminds me of thine, / And when winds are at war with the ocean. / As the breasts I believed in with me, / If their billows excite an emotion, / It is that they bear me from thee.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Lord Byron
- Date: 1816 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Romantic Poetry, Lyric Poetry, Elegy, Confessional Poetry
- Length: 576 words
- Structure: 1 section, 6 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Difficult (10th-12th Grade)
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Genres
- Romantic Poetry — The work is characterized by its emotional expression, personal reflection, and themes of love and nature, typical of Romantic poetry.
- Lyric Poetry — The poem is a personal expression of the speaker's emotions and thoughts, focusing on individual feelings and experiences.
- Elegy — The poem reflects on loss and longing, with a mournful tone that is characteristic of elegiac poetry.
- Confessional Poetry — The poem reveals intimate details of the speaker's personal life and emotions, aligning with the confessional style.
Tags
Poetry · Romance · Elegy · Love Poem · Sonnet · Classical Influence · Greek Mythology · Nostalgia · Longing · Separation · Pining · Yearning