deeply or seriously thoughtful; Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the Byronic hero - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man;

[ Syn: brooding , broody , contemplative , meditative , musing , pondering , reflective , ruminative ]

showing pensive sadness; the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty

[ Syn: wistful ]