An apple gathering Flashcards
An apple gathering
Apples are a commodity women exchange with men for security in marriage
“plucked pink blossoms”
plosives
What rhyme scheme does Rossetti use in an apple gathering
regular rhyme scheme
What does the regular rhyme scheme do
mask danger of the message, what the character feels
“wore them all evening in my hair”
carefree, does not regret decision, rhapsodic vowels
“I”
monologue
“pink blossoms”
femininity and innocence
“due season”
sexual prime/ appropriate time
“I found no apples there”
warning for premature indulgence , consequences
“dangling basket”
excluded, melancholy,
What is the second stanza
transitionary stanza
“my neighbours mocked me”
fallen women no sympathy
“lillian and lilias”
derived from lily, similar names = homogeneity if you are homogeneous you will be rewarded
“heaped up baskets”
fertility, marriage, because they met expectations
“their mothers home was near”
safety, cyclical role of women, they will be mothers but there is a safety in that role
“plump gertrude”
pregnant or overweight but she is rewarded
” a stronger hand”
positive image of husband guides her and protects her
“Ah willie willie”
lack of response os a warning
“so once”
reflection
“stooped”
physical stoop, social status stoop
“we shall not walk again”
exclamatory she feels anger
last stanza “i”
beginning was empowering now she feels isolated it has direct consequences
“chill” “dews” “loitered”
negative lexical field she has to endure
What is each stanza
a sentence
