Remember me when I am gone away, Gone far away into the silent land;
a b
counsel: advise
When you can no more hold me by the hand, b Nor I half turn to go, yet turning stay. Remember me when no more day by day You tell me of our future that you plann’d: Only remember me; you understand It will be late to counsel then or pray.
Yet if you should forget me for a while And afterwards remember, do not grieve: For if the darkness and corruption leave A vestige of the thoughts that once I had, Better by far you should forget and smile Than that you should remember and be sad.
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d d e c e
a a b b a
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To whom do you think the poet is speaking in this poem?
In the first quatrain, where does the poet say that she will go and how will it be different to where she was before?
Summarise the main requests the poet makes in each of the three quatrains, e.g. In the first quatrain the poet tells the reader to ‘remember’ her when she is ‘gone away’.
What is the final sentiment in the last two lines at the end of the poem?
How did this poem make you feel? Explain your answer. l fearful l sad l optimistic l comforted l shocked l another emotion
