The Long Love that in my Thought doth Harbour metaphor for place to residence

BY SIR THOMAS WYATT

The long love that in my thought doth harbor,

And in mine heart doth keep his residence,
speaker's love is so intense that it is visibly expressed on his
Into my face presseth with bold pretense face
And therein campeth, spreading his banner. personification of love its like declared its independence

She that me learneth to love and suffer

And will that my trust and lust’s negligence
Be reined by reason, shame, and reverence
With his hardiness taketh displeasure. impulsive reflection of love cause displeasure
reason vs emotion theme

Wherewithal unto the heart’s forest he fleeth, metaphor for where love is hidden

Leaving his enterprise with pain and cry,

And there him hideth, and not appeareth.

What may I do, when my master feareth,

But in the field with him to live and die? commitment
For good is the life ending faithfully.
-In the first eight lines, the speaker describes the intensity of their love, which resides in their thoughts and
heart.
-The Sestet highlights the tension between passionate, bold love and the
restraint and control created by societal expectations.But finally poet celebrates
the enduring and faithful nature of love.

-themes of love, devotion, and the inner conflict between personal desires and societal
expectations.