The Farmer's Bride Flashcards
1
Q
The speaker is possesive of the bride - he has to catch her like an animal (similie)
A
‘We chased her flying like a hare’
2
Q
The farmer becomes more possesive towards the end of the poem - he may connsumate the marriage
A
‘her eyes,her hair, her hair!’
3
Q
The marriage appears forced for the wife
A
‘when us wed she turned afraid’
4
Q
The wife is compeltely cut off from the marriange - simile
A
‘Like the shut of a winter’s day her smile went out’
5
Q
Structure
A
Last stanza the structure changes through uses of commas to reflect the building tension
Enjmabement occasionaly to emphasise certain points
6
Q
Context
A
Mew was part of a huge middle class family
Two of her siblings died from mental issues
Poem was written at the time when issues were raised over marriage.
