Anne Hathway Flashcards
Symbolism of The Bed
“The bed we loved in was a spinning world.”
The bed symbolises their love
‘spinning’ connotes that their love was disorientating but exciting
The metaphor comparing the bed to world shows their love encapsulated everything
Physical Love
“his touch a verb dancing in the centre of a noun.”
Metaphor shows their strong feelings for each other
‘dancing’ suggests the joy their sexual love gave them
Hathaway’s Desire
“I dreamed he’d written me,”
Compares herself to a page in which she wishes for Shakespeare to make her one of his creations
The Continuation of Love
“My living laughing love.”
Alliteration of soft ‘l’ creates tone of happiness despite his death
Personification in present tense shows she still loves him
Romanticised View of Love
“It is a moon wrapped in brown paper”
Metaphor compares the onion to the moon and presents its romantic suggestions
Literal reference to its shape and colour
Love Presents Good Things
“It promises light
like the careful undressing of love.”
Extended metaphor showing love promises
Layers of a relationship shows the deep complexity but also the excitement of undressing
Restricting Lovers
“Its platinum loops shrink to a wedding-ring,”
Compares the onion loops to valuable rings however it conveys the idea of marriage and how that can restrict lovers
