A wife in london - language Flashcards
1
Q
“like a waning taper”
A
simile - conveys that they are seen so dimly through the fog that they are like burnt down candles, foreshadows the husbands life being cut short.
2
Q
what’s the different between 1 the tragedy and 11 the irony
A
1 the tragedy = prepares us for emotional content, setting up the expectation for bad news
11 the irony = tone changes, sense of unease
