Friday, April 11, 2014

I want explanation for Wyatt's poem "Forget Not Yet."

One must always understand that any summary provided for a
poem relies upon the reader's personal interpretation of the poem. What this means is
most answers regarding poetry are answered
subjectively.


Thomas Wyatt's poem "Forget Not Yet" was
typical of his other poetry which dealt with the theme of love. Here, Wyatt wishes that
his love will not forget the things which seemed to be etched in his own
heart.


It seems that the relationship has come to a rocky
point. Wyatt is reminding his love of the things in their life together which created
and kept their love strong, to this point.


Strangely, at
the end of the poem, Wyatt changes what he asks of his love. Instead of telling his love
to "forget not yet" he tells her "forget not
this."


Therefore, the movement of the poem is one of
remembrance. Wyatt wishes his love to remember the good times and the bad times, the
length of time they have been together, and the faithful love they share. Regardless of
the past, he wishes that his love never forget the lengthy love they share. By ending
the poem in this fashion, the length of their love is of the utmost importance and Wyatt
hopes is contains the same importance for his love.

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