EX-The Little Girl Found Flashcards
What is this poem about?
about the parents of “Little Girl Lost” who’s parents search for Lyca.
What rhyme which was repeated in this poem as it was in “The Little Girl Lost”?
“sleep” and “asleep”
“Sleep| and “asleep” are again repeated but not as much as the former poem, what does this indicate?
this indicates that this poe takes place in the waking world more than in the dream world of Lyca’s rest
The poem focuses on the parents who are representatives of what?
of Experience, they are woefully inadequate in caring for their child
“Sleep| and “asleep” are again repeated but not as much as the former poem,this indicates that this poe takes place in the waking world more than in the dream world of Lyca’s res. What rough words in the poem indicate this?
“shriek”
“ground”
“moan”
“sore”
Who do the parents come across?
a benevolent lion
By the end of the poem where do the parents now reside?
In a “lonely dell” without fear of the wild beasts
What do the parents fear for Lyca?
for her exposed to life outside their care. These fears emerge while they sleep since dreaming allows access to feelings and experiences unavailable to the waking mind
The experience of Lyca’s parents in the poem demonstrates what?
that danger exists in their perception of reality rather than reality itself
The parents initially see the lion as a predatory beast, an enemy, when they truly see him, how do they perceive him?
as a glorious spirit, a beautiful and noble force
explore the fact that they lived their new life “in a lonely dell” (small valley)
this suggests that this new perception has removed them from the influence of society so that they can live in harmony with nature. Dells are usually places of moisture and therefore fecundity. an improvement from the widespread, barren “desert” they had feared. They are thus saved by their new understanding of natural sexuality.
Biblically what does the parents journey symbolise?
this symbolises the idea of Adam and Eve expelled from Eden, now awoken to self-consciousness and shame. Their wandering for 7 days before their restoration to a shame-free “vision” suggests they have undergone a form of re-creation and now have attained the harmony lost by their fall.
How is a dream like atmosphere created in the poem in terms of time?
by the way that one day becomes, without explanation, seven
How are the parents described in their fear for their child?
they are “tired”, “woebegone” and “hoarse with making moaning”
How are the pitiful feelings emphasised by the fact that the parents are “hoarse with making moaning?”
this is because of the alliteration
