Closely connected to the idea of deception in the poem is the
idea of jealousy. Why? Well, think about it: the speaker isn’t
just mad that he was wrong about the lady he’s madly in love
with, he’s mad that he was wrong about thinking that she wasn’t
a total cheat. Many lines in the poem communicate in no
uncertain terms the speaker’s intense feelings of jealousy at
the other men who have supposedly enjoyed his lady-love’s
attentions. - Lines 5-8: These lines, which make up quatrain 2,
contain probably the most vivid imagery in the poem, which also
doubles as a powerful metaphor. What’s probably the most eye-
catching (so to speak) metaphor in this stanza is the speaker’s
incredibly obscene way of referring to his lady-love—or at least
part of her—as "the bay where all men ride." We think you can
probably use your imagination to figure out what the speaker is
talking about here, but if you need a little more of a hint,
check out our "Detailed Summary" section. - At the moment, we
just want to point out how this