Strange fits of passion have I known Themes

"Strange fits of passion" is about a man and his horse—or at least a man on his horse. Sure, he's on his way to visit his beloved, but it's telling that we never actually get to see this Lucy (if...

"Strange fits of passion" is a love poem. It's a strange love poem that ends with a hysterical fear of death, but it's a love poem nonetheless. It's an undeniable fact that experiencing feelings of...

It's only a small part of the poem, but "Strange fits of passion" is as much about death as it is about anything else. The last stanza is devoted to the speaker's fears of his beloved's death. As a...