The Farmer's Bride Flashcards
1
Q
What does the poem name tell show?
A
The powerlessness of the girl and lack of identity
2
Q
He left her in mental darkness
A
‘She turned afraid of love and me and all things human, like the shut of a winter’s day’
3
Q
Predatory simile showing the distance between the girl and the human world
A
‘We chased her, flying like a hare’
4
Q
Prioritising work over his bride
A
‘But more’s to do at harvest-time than bide and woo’
5
Q
The obsessive ending
A
‘Her eyes, her hair, her hair!’
