love poems Flashcards
farmers bride quotation and what it suggests “twasnt a ….. “
“t’wasnt a women more like a frightened fay”
emphasizes the harshness of the wifes treatment
“fay” shows shes more childlike and not old enough to be married
give 3 quotations that suggest the bride is an animal
“wide brown stare” - vulnerable animal
“flying like a hare”
“shy as a levret”
describe a structural feature of farmers bride
turning point in the 4th stanza - goes from not caring about her to wanting to being obsessed
enjambment in - “she sleeps up there in the atic/alone,poor maid” - highlights the distance between the two - “alone” is on a different line shows how isolated the maid is
give another quote for the farmers obsession
“the soft young down of her”
“the brown,the brown of her - her eyes ,her hair,her hair
give quotations on the surroundings and what they suggest
“sullen wind was soon awake” - represents how nature is miserable
“did its worse to vex the lake” - reflects the speakers state of min
foreshadows - what will happen as it is setting an ominous tone
give quotations on how porphyria was obsessed with him
“porphyria worshiped me” - he believed porphyria was his only - also suggests that he is above her - god complex
“this moment she was mine,mine - repetition of mine emphasises his obsession
give quotations that suggest that the speaker is unstable
“i listened in with heart fit to break” - suggests his emotional instability when listening to the storm
“no pain felt she I’m sure she felt no pain” - repetition of “pain” suggests that what he’s doing isnt wrong as it isn’t hurting her
“and yet god has not said a word” - shows that he doesn’t think his actions are wrong
name 3 similarities between Porphyrias lover and farmers bride
both obsessive - “she was mine,mine” “her hair,her hair”
both destructive - one is physical whereas the other is mentally
both possessive - “chose a miad” and “the farmer’s bride” - “like a mouse” - assuming porphyrias feelings - “no pain felt she
name 2 differences between Porphyrias lover and farmers bride
farmer is aware pf her suffering - “too young maybe”
give 2 quotations on conflict in winter swans
“the clouds had given their all” - “two days of rain then a break” - personification could reflect the couple’s relationship”
“waterlogged earth gulping for breath” - caged environment they’ve been in and that they need to get out
“as we skirted the lake silent and apart” - the metaphor of the lake could represent their problems and how they are avoiding it
quotations for the theme of reunioun
“like boats righting in rough weather” - the relationship is becoming more stable
“our hands had swum the distance between us” -
“our hands had swam the distance between us like pairs of wings settling after flight”
“slow stepping in the lake shingle and sand” - are hard to walk on - difficult nature of working through conflict - both people need to put effort to resolve the situation
quotations about love in sonnet 29
“my thoughts do twine and bud about thee as wild vines about a tree” - growing thoughts and they are going wild
“soon,there is nought to see” - thought about him so much that she can only see the image she has created of him
“I will not have my thoughts instead of thee”
what does “renew thy …”
“renew thy presence rather instantly”
turning point she becomes more aggressive
“burst shattered,everywhere”
what does “ i dont not think of thee …..” show
“i do not think of thee i am too near thee”
broken free from her obsession and they can love each other
what are similarites between sonnet 29 and winter swans
both have themes of reuniun
both have themes of love
