the farmers bride Flashcards
(9 cards)
context
mew resolved to never marry
women victimised
darker undertones in ooetry
written same time as issues sb men controlling women
women shodnt hv husbands identity
three __ since i chose a __
summers,maid
straigh to point->speaker feels no guikt ab their actions
maid- virgin hughlighting young age and vunerbalith
never transition to bride->rltionship goin nowhere
we chased __ flying like a __
her,hare
animal imagery
shes oray reindorcing vunerablilty
farmer never wuestions why she run away instead jumps to solving problem. more functional than emotional
harsh hunting connotations
like a __
mouse
similie
quite n timid
never views her as humen bc of vaulest expectatoons
only another animal he can own
she sleeps in the __ there
attic
speaker indulging in self pity
realsing her isolation is his fault
the __ bride
farmers
possesive
no identity
marriage didnt develop
structure
final stanza has range of punctuation
used to manipulate rthe rythm reflecting troubles
perspective
farmer
preventing wife hving voice
