In the second line it says ,”With love so sudden and so sweet”, this line tells us that the poet fell in love so suddenly, this line has aliteration, e.g “so sudden and so sweet”.
In the third line it says, “Her face it bloomed like a sweet flower”, this line tells us that the poet was shooked and dazzeled by the girls face, and he compares it with a flower.
In the forth line it says, “And stole my heart away complete”, this line tells us that the girls face was so enlightening for the poet, that his heart was taken away by the girls face. This line also has personification,”And stole my heart”, the poet is taking about the face of the girl, and a face can’t steal a heart.
In the fifth line it says, “My face turned pale as deadly pale”, this line tells us that the poets face turned as pale as it can get. This line also has a simile, for example “pale as deadly pale”.
In the sixth line it says,”My legs refused to walk away”, this line tells us that he couldn’t walk his legs became stiff and didn’t want to move.
In the seventh line it says, “And when she looked what could I ail ?”, this line tells us that when she looked at him, he became ill.
In the eighth line it says, “My life and all seemed turned to clay”, this line tells us that he turned into clay.
This stanza tells us that he has become paralyzed by the sight of the girl.
In the first line of the second stanza it says, “And then my blood rushed to my face”, this line tells us that he has become shy and has started to blush. This line also has personification, “blood rushed to my face”, blood doesn’t rush but people do, so it is personification.
In the second line it says, “And took my sight away”, this line tells us that he has become blind .
In the third and forth line it says , “The trees and bushes round the place Seemed midnight at noonday”, this line tells us that because he has become blind he thinks that it is midnight and the trees and bushes have gone dark.
In the fifth line it says, “I could not see a single thing”, this line tells us that the only thing he could see was darkness.
In the sixth line it says, “Words from my eyes did start;”, this line tells us that his eyes started speaking, this line also has personification, “Words from my eyes”, eyes can’t speak, only humans can so it is personification.
In the seventh line it says, “They spoke as chords do from the string”, this line tells us that his heart spoke in melodious tone like chords do from the string. This line has a simile, “spoke as chords”, he is comparing his heart to chords, it also has personification, because a heart doesn’t speak, so it is personification.
In the eighth line it says, “And blood burnt round my heart”, this line tells us that blood is burning his heart.
This stanza tells us that he has become blind.
In the first and second line of the third stanza it says, “Are flowers the winter’s choice? Is love’s bed always snow”, in these two lines the poet is asking questions, which he does not answer, because he is confused, and he wants the reader to tell him.
In the third line it says, “She seemed to hear my silent voice”, this line tells us that he thinks she can hear his thoughts.
In the forth, fifth and sixth line it says, “And love’s appeal to know, I never saw so sweet a face As that I stood before:”, this line tells us that, never in his life did he saw a face so sweet, and that they were standing face to face.
In the seventh and eighth line it says, “My heart has left its dwelling place And can return no more”, this line tells us that his heart has been broken, and it will not return to its rightful place.
This stanza tells us that he has become confused and he dies.
My conclusion is that it is a good poem, where the poet uses simple english, so anyone can understand it. I think people who are into love and romance will get pleasure from this poem very much.
