A wife in London - Thomas Hardy Flashcards
“she ____ in the _____ _____”
“she sits in the tawny vapour”
“like a ______ _____”
“like a waning taper”
“______ news in her _____”
“flashes news in her hand”
“the ____ hangs _____”
“the fog hangs thicker”
“his _____ who the _____ now _____”
“his hand who the worm now knows”
“of _____ planned ____ by ____ and _____”
“of home-planned jaunts by brake and burn”
“and of new _____ that they would ______”
“and of new love that they would learn”
“she sits in the tawny vapour” what does this show
fog is thick - sense of foreboding, the woman is trapped and her loss is inevitable
“like a waning taper” what does this show
burnt down candle symbolises how the husbands life is cut short
“flashed news in her hand” what does this show
it’s sudden and shes dazed whilst trying to understand
“the fog hangs thicker” what does this show
gotten thicker, mirroring the wife’s grief
“his hand who the worm now knows” what does this show
vivid image is shocking, highlights death and physical decay
“of home-planned jaunts by brake and burn” what does this show
language of optimism and future plans shows irony, images of nature highlight husband’s youth and potential have been lost
“and of new love that they would learn” what does this show
final contrast between untimely death and new love, emphasises the sense of irony
