Setting Flashcards
(3 cards)
1
Q
Motif of coldness, pathetic fallacy, medival gothic setting characterised by bleakness in the beginning
A
‘Bitter chill’
‘Frosted breath’
‘In icy hoods’
2
Q
Setting of the party contrasts the old castle grounds - serves as a distraction from the ominous sense of mortality
Personification of the house itself being vibrant and busy juxtaposes mood of death
A
‘Silver snaring trumpets’
‘Level chambers ready with pride’
‘Carved angels, ever eager eyed’
3
Q
fantastical imagery reinforces the uncertainty and fear Madeline is experiencing in this moment, not able to distinguish what is reality, gothic ghostly setting of death
A
‘there were dragons sleeping all around’
‘glide like phantoms into the wide hall’
