I Remember, I Remember Analysis

I remember, I remember

The house where I was born,

The little window where the sun

Came peeping in at morn;

He never came a wink too soon

Nor brought too long a day;

But now, I often wish the night

Had borne my breath away.



I remember, I remember

The roses, red and white,

The violets, and the lily-cups—

Those flowers made of light!

The lilacs where the robin built,

And where my brother set

The laburnum on his birthday,—

The tree is living yet!



I remember, I remember

Where I was used to swing,

And thought the air must rush as fresh

To swallows on the wing;

My spirit flew in feathers then

That is so heavy now,

And summer pools could hardly cool

The fever on my brow.



I remember, I remember

The fir-trees dark and high;

I used to think their slender tops

Were close against the sky:

It was a childish ignorance,

But now ’tis little joy

To know I’m farther off from Heaven

Than when I was a boy.

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the last two lines "often wish the night had borne my breath away" show that hood wishes he had died whilst enjoying the beauty of his youth rather than too go through the hellish adulthood!
"Those flowers made of light" is a metaphore that makes the garden symbolise a heavenly aura or even such a place as the garden of Eden. Unspoilt and Godly.
"And where my brother set
The laburnum on his birthday,—
The tree is living yet!" This is the only mention of Hoods family which makes me believe that a tragic happenening may have occured. And the way the tree is said to be living makes me think that his brother his dead. the tree is a positive aspect too as it represents his memories and family tree as it is ever growing and expanding!
"My spirit flew in feathers then
That is so heavy now," This makes me feel that hod is realisinfg that childhood bliss didnt last long and that now he cArries the weight of the world on his shoulders!
The last verse mentions fir trees and i feel that hood may have felt over protected and clostraphobic as a child but now he is yearning for that sense of darkness and protection. the last verse also states
"it was a childish ignorence but now 'tis little joy to know im father off from heaven than when i was a boy" there are two possible meanings for this statement
1. his childhood was just like heaven and now he has moved further away from it and is living a hellish life
2. after committing a sin etc Hood may be less innocent now and is closer to hell than heaven!
*Thomas Hood I remember I remember Analised by 14 yr old MS*

| Posted on 2009-05-21 | by a guest

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the last two lines "often wish the night had borne my breath away" show that hood wishes he had died whilst enjoying the beauty of his youth rather than too go through the hellish adulthood!
"Those flowers made of light" is a metaphore that makes the garden symbolise a heavenly aura or even such a place as the garden of Eden. Unspoilt and Godly.
"And where my brother set
The laburnum on his birthday,—
The tree is living yet!" This is the only mention of Hoods family which makes me believe that a tragic happenening may have occured. And the way the tree is said to be living makes me think that his brother his dead. the tree is a positive aspect too as it represents his memories and family tree as it is ever growing and expanding!
"My spirit flew in feathers then
That is so heavy now," This makes me feel that hod is realisinfg that childhood bliss didnt last long and that now he cArries the weight of the world on his shoulders!
The last verse mentions fir trees and i feel that hood may have felt over protected and clostraphobic as a child but now he is yearning for that sense of darkness and protection. the last verse also states
"it was a childish ignorence but now 'tis little joy to know im father off from heaven than when i was a boy" there are two possible meanings for this statement
1. his childhood was just like heaven and now he has moved further away from it and is living a hellish life
2. after committing a sin etc Hood may be less innocent now and is closer to hell than heaven!
*Thomas Hood I remember I remember Analised by 14 yr old MS*

| Posted on 2009-05-21 | by a guest

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I remember, I remember
The house where I was born,
The little window where the sun
Came peeping in at morn;
He never came a wink too soon
Nor brought too long a day;
But now, I often wish the night
Had borne my breath away.
I remember, I remember
The roses, red and white,
The violets, and the lily-cups—
Those flowers made of light!
The lilacs where the robin built,
And where my brother set
The laburnum on his birthday,—
The tree is living yet!
I remember, I remember
Where I was used to swing,
And thought the air must rush as fresh
To swallows on the wing;
My spirit flew in feathers then
That is so heavy now,
And summer pools could hardly cool
The fever on my brow.
I remember, I remember
The fir-trees dark and high;
I used to think their slender tops
Were close against the sky:
It was a childish ignorance,
But now ’tis little joy
To know I’m farther off from Heaven
Than when I was a boy.

| Posted on 2008-11-24 | by a guest