On Fanny Godwin by Percy Bysshe Shelley
The speaker recalls parting from a woman whose voice trembled, unaware that her heart was broken and inattentive to her words. The closing lament addresses misery, declaring the world too wide for it.
By Percy Bysshe Shelley · Genre: Lyric Poetry, Melancholic Poetry · 58 words
First lines
Her voice did quiver as we parted, / Yet knew I not that heart was broken / From which it came, and I departed / Heeding not the words then spoken. / Misery-O Misery, / This world is all too wide for thee.
Genres
- Lyric Poetry — Six rhymed lines convey a speaker's recollection of parting and end in a direct address to misery.
- Melancholic Poetry — The trembling voice, unrecognized broken heart, and repeated cry of misery make sorrow the focus.
Tags
parting · heartbreak · misery · unheeded words
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Percy Bysshe Shelley
- Date: Date unknown
- Language: English
- Genres: Lyric Poetry, Melancholic Poetry
- Length: 58 words
- Structure: 1 section, 1 paragraphs
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