The notable linguistic elements of this poem are: Repetition Personification Magnification One example of repetition is the title phrase "Tonight I can write the saddest lines" , which repeats three times throughout, creating a cadence and circular movement to the poem, almost like a beating drum. An example of personification is in the second stanza: The night is starry and the stars are blue and shiver in the distance.
The night wind is personified in stanza 3: The night wind revolves in the sky and sings. Related questions What is the difference between diction and tone? What is an example of theme? What is the definition of theme? What is the definition of allusion? What is an example of allusion? What are some examples of hyperbole? What is an analogy? It is about memories of a lost love and the pain they can cause. Throughout the poem the speaker recalls the details of his love that is now broken.
He continually juxtaposes the past with his ladylove with the loneliness he experiences in the present. The images like shattered night and shivering of the blue stars in the distance indicate his melancholic mood.
He decides to write a poem at night which brings a dark imagery and his sad mood. The shattered night and the shivering stars project the turmoil the poet experiences in his life. The night wind becomes his companion as it revolves in the sky and sings.
Moreover the night enables him to write which he could not write till then. He confesses that he loved her and the unnamed woman also loved him for some time.
His memory takes him back to a similar night when he held her in his arm. He admits that he was in love with her deeply and says that her great still eyes will make anyone to fall in love with her.
The writer feels that he can write the saddest lines that night as he knows that she is no longer with him. Without her the night seems to be immensely lonely. But his writing replenishes his soul like dew drops to the pasture. He feels upset that in spite of everything, his love could not have her and without her his soul is lost. The night is traumatized as she is not with him. He hears someone singing in the distance, which also indicates that he is alone as he could hear it from the distance.
Her infinite eyes. I no longer Because through nights Select any word below to get its definition in the context of the poem. The words are listed in the order in which they appear in the poem. The Poem Out Loud — Listen to a reading of the poem. To feel that I have lost her. In the distance someone is singing. In the distance. As she was before my kisses.
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