Perhaps some day the sun will shine again,
And I shall see that still the skies are blue,
And feel once more I do not live in vain,
Although bereft of You.
Perhaps the golden meadows at my feet
Will make the sunny hours of spring seem gay,
And I shall find the white May-blossoms sweet,
Though You have passed away.
Perhaps the summer woods will shimmer bright,
And crimson roses once again be fair,
And autumn harvest fields a rich delight,
Although You are not there.
Perhaps some day I shall not shrink in pain
To see the passing of the dying year,
And listen to Christmas songs again,
Although You cannot hear.'
But though kind Time may many joys renew,
There is one greatest joy I shall not know
Again, because my heart for loss of You
Was broken, long ago.
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This poem has a structure of 4 lines per verse, there are 10 syllables in each of the first, second and third lines - in the third there are only 6. Very Pretty!!!
ReplyDeleteThis poem has alternate rhyming and vera brittain uses repettion of 'Perhaps' and 'although'.I especially like the last section because throughout the poem vera uses a pattern but she breaks it at the end and this makes the ending striking!!!
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Vera Brittain uses alternate rhyming in the second line and the fourth line.
ReplyDeleteShe also uses a capital letter for "You" as it is a pronoun and she has written it to her fiance.
Vera also contradicts what she has said in the first three lines, in the fourth line by saying how he is dead.
Rachel :)
This poem uses 'enjambement'which is where the phrase on one line of the poem continues onto the next.It is then followed by a 'caesura', a pause that follows the enjambement.The peom appeals to the reader's emotions and Vera Brittain has immortalised her dead fiance.
ReplyDeleteThe comment posted at 11:12 was me, I forgot to write my name! Alexia :)
ReplyDeleteThe poem uses 'alternate rhyme' on the first and third lines, and the second and fourth. In the first four verses, Vera Brittain is remembering the times that she had with her fiance before he was killed, and also trying to kid herself that he is still with her, but the last verse is a contradiction as she says that he is dead. Abi :) x
ReplyDeleteThe poem is written to R.A.L who is the poet's fioncè and there is a constant refrence to 'You' instead of the dead soldiers name.
ReplyDeleteAsh :)
A good start with the technology: well done. Remember to use Brittain's surname when referring to her - it is more scholarly. Avoid using slang here and try to write as though you were adult critics. The best comments will always suggest WHY Brittain has written in a particular way: the effect on the reader. Keep going! Mz
ReplyDeleteBrittain has used enjambment on the penultimate and the previous line to break the structure of the last stanza to add impact. The different rhythm makes the reader realise more the difference in the meaning when she writes about how her life will be compared to previously where she has been writing about what her life was like. This makes the reader feel empathy for her and gives a very good ending to the poem.
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Continuing Ed's thought, Brittain actually breaks almost all previous patterns used earlier in the poem, including repitition of 'Prehaps', 'Although' and 'And'. This adds even more of a contrast, making the reader's relation to the poem quickly decrease- such a depressing and sudden ending is unrecognisable for people who are dumb to the feeling of lost love.
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(ps. i thought Ed used a very powerful vocabulary! :D)
This is quite a powerfully emotional poem due to Vera Brittain's use of a number of good techniques combined for a very good but sad effect. In the first few verses you can tell how badly the loss has effected Brittain to the extent of not noticing the sky is blue - (which i think is pretty bad!) Also the use of perhaps throughout shows the severity of her loss because it's nothing definate just maybe, possibly, but there is a glimmer of hope. However in the last verse she breaks the pattern and reveals that in fact she will never be able to live life fully as her heart is broken.
ReplyDeleteKate :D
Within this poem Vera Brittain uses the seasons of the year to show the continuous cycle of time, how the world seems to be out of step with her and her emotions. It is almost as though she has been stripped of her senses as she will no longer be able to 'see' blue skies, or Smell the 'sweet' white may blossom. This continues in each stanza, Brittain in some way or another always referring to her lost senses. This shows how deep her sorrow is, that she doubts strongly whether she will ever be able to see the beauty in nature again, when it was human destruction that robbed her of fiancée, her future. This shows the reader a contrast between the beauty of nature and brutality of humanity.
ReplyDeleteFromm this interpretation the poem Perhaps can be linked to 'Spring Offensive' as within this Wilfred Owen personifies nature as though he is trying to convince the soldiers not to fight, but to embrace peace. Using nature to show the flawed qualities of humanity.
Laura P :)