This poem was written during the Romantic Period. At that time, love was compared to nature. The tone of the poem is longing, fearfulness, and depression. The poet here longs for his beloved and this makes him feel depressed. He is also afraid to tell her about his love. The theme of the poem is that love is not easy, but a complicated situation. The poet in “I Hid My Love” compares his beloved to the beauty of nature. The rhyme scheme is (AA, BB, CC, DD) except the first stanza, which is (AA, BB, CC, AA). The poem, “I Hid My Love”, was written in a ballad form with an iambic tetrameter. It consists of three stanzas with eight lines each. In the first stanza, the author explains how difficult it is trying to forget his beloved and love someone else, because he is reminded of her everywhere he goes. The poet uses the persona, which is the attitude of the speaker towards his beloved. It is present in lines 3, 5, 6, and 8; He has a positive view of her, but he is sad because his love for her is secret. In line 2, there is alliteration in bear and buzzing. There is auditory imagery in
This poem was written during the Romantic Period. At that time, love was compared to nature. The tone of the poem is longing, fearfulness, and depression. The poet here longs for his beloved and this makes him feel depressed. He is also afraid to tell her about his love. The theme of the poem is that love is not easy, but a complicated situation. The poet in “I Hid My Love” compares his beloved to the beauty of nature. The rhyme scheme is (AA, BB, CC, DD) except the first stanza, which is (AA, BB, CC, AA). The poem, “I Hid My Love”, was written in a ballad form with an iambic tetrameter. It consists of three stanzas with eight lines each. In the first stanza, the author explains how difficult it is trying to forget his beloved and love someone else, because he is reminded of her everywhere he goes. The poet uses the persona, which is the attitude of the speaker towards his beloved. It is present in lines 3, 5, 6, and 8; He has a positive view of her, but he is sad because his love for her is secret. In line 2, there is alliteration in bear and buzzing. There is auditory imagery in