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By Dante Gabriel Rossetti. I have been here before, But when or how I cannot tell: I know the grass beyond the door, The sweet keen smell, The sighing sound, the lights around the shore. You have been mine before,—. How long ago I may not know: But just when at that swallow's soar.
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In the first stanza of ‘Sudden Light’, the speaker begins by describing a moment of deja vu. He knows with a degree of certainty that he has “been here before.” The following lines will provide the reader with some of the details of the setting, but one will never know for sure where exactly he is. Although he is sure he has been “here before” he i...
In the second stanza, the speaker directs his words to his intended listener. This person is the one who is making the moment as special as it is. He begins with another recollection. That the listener has been here “before.” He feels as if the two of them have been in this place, belonging to one another, for more moments than he initially thought...
In the final stanza, he goes on to ask the listener for their opinion of what is happening. He asks if things have happened before as they do now. It is clear he wants to be validated in his new understanding of their time together. It is important for the listener to share at the moment. In the final four lines of this piece, the speaker asks a lo...
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‘Sudden Light’ was written by Pre-Raphaelite poet and painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882) in the early 1850s, and published in the 1863 volume Poems: An Offering to Lancashire. (It’s the only time poems have been offered to Lancashire in this way, at least that we can recall.)
Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882) Sudden Light. I HAVE been here before, But when or how I cannot tell: I know the grass beyond the door, The sweet keen smell, The sighing sound, the lights around the shore. You have been mine before,— How long ago I may not know: But just when at that swallow's soar Your neck turned so,
Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Sudden Light. I have been here before, But when or how I cannot tell: I know the grass beyond the door, The sweet keen smell, The sighing sound, the lights around the shore. You have been mine before,— How long ago I may not know: But just when at that swallow’s soar. Your neck turn’d so,
Introduction. This poem treats one of DGR's most deeply desired beliefs, the idea that true lovers occupy an eternal space that defines their relationship, and that this fact gets registered by déjà vu experiences. The belief structures the entire dynamic order of The House of Life, and is explicitly present at various points, most notably ...
In death's despite, And day and night yield one delight once more? © by owner. provided at no charge for educational purposes. Analysis (ai): This poem explores the themes of reincarnation and the cyclical nature of love, suggesting that past experiences and emotions can resurface in the present.
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