“Perhaps –“Vera Brittain

This stanza ties in with the first stanza and lets the reader know it is the beautiful love between these two people that is dying on this cold winter day.

When a reader grasps a theme throughout any piece of literature, he or she never clearly understands the intent without knowing where the theme came from. The theme that is portrayed in the poem is, often times reconnecting with a loved one cannot only bring happiness, but it can also bring sorrow. This theme was emphasized throughout the poem and without knowing the historical context of the poem, one could not necessarily understand where it came from. In the text it

This poem was written at a time of depression and distress; the repercussions of World War Two were still being felt all over and the Cold War was just beginning. The world was at

The poem Perhaps by Vera Brittain captivates, as well, it portrays being genuine sincere. The writer reveals so much emotion and feeling with her words, which is clearly able to predict based upon the poem. When read, this poem shows compassion as well as hidden sorrow in every stanza. The words written in this poem perfectly align beautifully to make an extraordinary and insightful piece of literature. Brittain is an exceptional writer and this shows all throughout the poem with her use of punctuation, imagery, allegory, and many other literary aspects.

The tone of the poem is very formal and time transcending because it is about death and grief. Charlotte,

The poem is a continuous build up of emotion and resilience as the men surrender to the negative influence of the women, yet they want to feel strong and in control.

Though we win the victory, still in our minds the battles. No freedom is not free!” Ultimately, this led me to believe that the poem is meant as a momento and warning for future

In the first stanza, because is the first word, which can lead to the assumption that the speaker is going have an explanation about something that happened in their lifetime. Also death is perceived as a classful person, “kindly” stopping for the narrator. In the third line (The carriage just held ourselves) the speaker illuminates that the other person in the carriage a personified version of death. The word immorality in line four shows that this poem takes part in the afterlife but states no specific time.

They show the depth of admiration and passion that the lovers had for one another. The tone and mood of this poem are somber the speaker’s attitude toward Annabel Lee and her death is very sad. He continues to miss her when she is dead and sleeps in her tomb to still be able to feel close to

In this poem "Before the Birth of One of Her Children" by Anne Bradstreet talks about everything in this world one day coming to an end, and how joy is often related to grief. In the reading it talks about how death can come in between any person and their love. The poet is wondering how soon death will come down here path and will how soon her husband might lose his close friend. In the poem it talks about how they are both ignorant at the moment, but in the end love allows them to say their goodbyes. “How soon, my Dear, death may my steps attend, How soon’t may be thy lot to lose thy friend, We both are ignorant”. In the poem she hopes that her days she isn’t give to live is given to her husband, and that her faults will die along with her.

The poem Perhaps, by Vera Brittain is about loss. She discusses how even though the world around has many beauties, they will never restore her. She is suffering the heartbreak of losing someone she loves. Vera Brittain is trying to move on with her life, and she describes her world without her love. The poem goes through all the seasons and the beauty in each.

A third study of the poem --and the most interesting-- could look at the poem as a

The second stanza speaks of how it so often slips our mind that war does not only affect the men who are in direct combat. The young women too, suffer greatly in silence. Though so removed from the grime and blood of the battlefield, one cannot imagine the excruciating pain of having to part with their loved ones, with the knowledge that 'the holy glimmers of goodbyes ' might as well be goodbye forever. Every moment of the day, they agonize over the terrifying thought that their loved one has been shot or injured. There is no way of telling - and the guessing game is exhausting. There is no more joy or excitement in life as each 'slow dusk ' drags by, their only reason for existence condensed into a single purpose - receiving news from the battlefield. Often time, their agonizing wait ends in a heartbreaking death. This is signified from the line 'the drawing down of blinds '.

This can be compared to the poem as speaks of the marriage into winter. It talks off this in a very depressing matter as the narrator states “ We thought, "When winter comes again, / Where will these bright things be? / All vanished, like a vision vain, An unreal mockery! (lines 25-28). This describes how all of the beautiful and bright things will be gone eventually as time continues on. How these relate is they show that over time, the world will not be as happy and cheerful as it was when it started out. In the end the honeymoon stage will be gone and reality will take place and take hold of all.

This stanza adds more information about the setting. The man tells us that it in December. It adds more sorrow to the poem by adding that even the embers of the fire were dying and leaving ghostly traces on the floor. He was wishing that his sorrow of something or someone would cease. He hoped that his books would bring him peace from his sadness. It then tells us that he is morning over his lost Lenore. The reader can then conclude that this