At an Inn Flashcards
1
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Time period
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Victorian
2
Q
Form
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5 eight-line stanza
Steady metre and rhyme scheme (ababcdcd)
Simple and straightforward form
The rigid structure could represent the rigid restrictions imposed on relationships by 19th-century society
3
Q
Methods
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Caesura Enjambment Exclamatory Symbolism of marriage A metaphor for the atmosphere Death imagery
4
Q
Message
A
The speaker and a female friend visited an inn; the staff assumed they were in a relationship
Fate put the idea in the staff’s head that they should be together but this is misinterpreted
Once the pair are left alone it becomes cold and the fly dies of coldness; showing the decline of love
The kiss never came which was foretold by the staff; God is playing with them which is frustrating
The speaker and woman are now in love but can’t be together possibly because they are both married
5
Q
Themes
A
Social class and love
