But Not Forgotten -Dorothy Parker

I think, no matter where you stray,
That I shall go with you a way.
Though you may wander sweeter lands,
You will not soon forget my hands,
Nor yet the way I held my head,
Nor all the tremulous things I said.
You still will see me, small and white
And smiling, in the secret night,
And feel my arms about you when
The day comes fluttering back again.
I think, no matter where you be,
You'll hold me in your memory
And keep my image, there without me,
By telling later loves about me.

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Title- This poem has to do with old memories.

Paraphrase-
I believe, no matter where you wander
I will follow you
Even though you go to better lands
You will not forget my hands easily
Neither the way I held my head
Or the alarming things I said
Small and white, you will still recognize me
Delighted in the serene night,
And sense my arms around you when
The day irradiates across the sky
I believe, no matter where you are
I’ll be in your memory
And store my image, there without me
By apprising your future lovers about me

Connotation- This poem is a rhyming poem. The rhyme scheme of this poem is AA BB CC DD EE FF FF. It is an end rhyme poem as well. The rhymes are on the end of the lines.
Imagery is created a few times in the poem. A few examples are in line eight and line ten. In line eight creates imagery a quiet, peaceful, serene night when it says “in the secret night.” Line ten says “The day comes fluttering back again.” it creates an image of daybreak where the morning sun begins to irradiate across the sky.

Attitude- The authors tone seems perky because the bounciness of the poem created by the rhyme scheme. The tone sounds informing, warning, or even critical. As I read this poem, I heard and saw a person saying or writing this poem after a breakup. It sounded like: though we may have broken up, you will still remember me and the times we have spent together.

Shifts- There isn’t very many shifts in this poem, but a slight shift is located in between the fourth and fifth line. The lines from one through four are about places to go. From the fifth line and down, there doesn’t seen to be a distinct shift because the lines seems to be jumbled up. For clarification, an example would be lines related to images are lines 7, 8, 10, and 13.

Title- You will not forget me
- You shall remember me
- Unforgettable.

Theme- This poem could be read after a long term relationship breakup. The theme of this poem is, you cannot and will not forget me because our time together has been too special to be obliterated.