poems anne hathaway Flashcards
The bed we loved in was a spinning world
Suggests it was a dizzying love
Anne Hathaway is a
Sonnet poem written in three quatrains
Of forests, castles, torchlight, cliff tops, seas
Uses a lot of fairytale imagery to show that their love was idyllic
Where he would dive for pearls
Pearl-precious object showing that their time in the bed was valuable
My lover’s words were shooting stars which fell to earth as kisses
The words that he said translated as kisses, idea of him speaking to his wife, showing that his words were romantic and he came up with them at a great speed
My body now a softer rhyme to his
Shows they were compatible with each other, like two rhyming words, they create poetry together
his touch a verb dancing in the centre of a noun
Emphasises the fact that they are connected, they are different people but together they can create language, poetry
Some nights I dreamed he’s written me
She sees herself as one of his characters, only when she sees herself through his eyes does she feel complete
Romance and drama played by touch, by scent, by taste.
List of senses to make their love seem vibrant and fully alive
In the other bed, the best
‘Other’ shows it is different and strange, she isn’t used to that bed
our guests dozed on dribbling their prose
Makes it seem like the best bed is only for guests and that it is boring with little life in it
My living laughing love
The poet uses alliteration to describe the speakers memories of him being alive
I hold him in the casket of my widow’s head
Shows that memories of a deceased person live on as if they are still alive
as he held me upon that next best bed
As if she is honouring his legacy
Final couplet
Uses full rhyme to let us know that she is coming to a definite conclusion
