a wife in london Flashcards
1
Q
she sits in the tawny vapour
A
wife is trapped in the fog helpless and unable to see a way through
she can only sit as wait
2
Q
like a waning taper
A
the fading candle represents her hope and her husbands life. both will be extinguished
3
Q
a messenger’s knock cracks smartly, flashed news in his hand
A
-This shows the sudden shock of the news
-The crack represents the crack that the news will have on her life
4
Q
the fog hangs thicker
A
the fog is thicker and she is more hopeless and can’t see a way out of her situation.
5
Q
fresh firm penned in highest feather
A
the letter represents the hope that her husband had and how young and ‘fresh’ he was.
6
Q
and of new love that they would learn
A
his lost future and their lost love is more powerful than her grief.
