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By Charles Lamb (1798)

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The poem has been written as an elegy to the author's loved ones. This poem is about how his past was beautiful and full of happiness. However, everything is gone, his best friends, the activities he had, his girlfriend. The poem was made to express his sorrow.

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Nostalgia
Friendship and love
Loss and regret

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- The olden days are always precious, and beautiful to look at. How things have turned out terrible, and he regrets it.

- Strong bond between him and his friends

- Loss of everything he had before, which makes the poem written as an elegy

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'I have had playmates'
- written in perfect tense
- he still thinks about the past
- regrets about what he has done

'All, all are gone' has been repeated 4 times.
- repetition at the last line of each stanza can be a connotation of how his life ended badly with nothing left.
- The word 'all' has been emphasized to show that everything is gone.
- Anaphora has been used, to show his deep regrets of losing everything.

'I loved a love once' and 'Closed are her doors on me'
- he had a love life
- it ended badly, shown by the metaphor
- it led to a scar in his heart, deep regret

'Why wert not thou born in my father's dwelling?'
- shows the tight bond between the author and his friends
- more than just a friend
- sorrow / pain because if they were born in the same dwelling, they would not need to be separated.

'Some are taken from me'
- He regrets about what he has lost
- No chance of getting it back
- Feeling of loss

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This poem is written as tercets
No rhyme scheme has also been used

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This poem has been written in first person. As it has been presented from the author's view,  we can interpret the author's feelings by the word choices.

Example : 'And some are taken from me'

He chose the word taken, which shows that he feels unfair and can't do anything about it.