Farmers bride Flashcards
1
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Simile - Animals are viewed as lesser which implies she is below her husband
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“Like a hare”
2
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Verb - He has the power in the relationship and she had no choice
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“I chose a maid”
3
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Metaphor - There is a huge emotional gap between them
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“Stair betwixt us”
4
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Possessive apostrophe - Shows that the bride belongs to him (Patriarchal society)
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“Farmer’s bride”
5
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Simile - In keeping with how society viewed women as house wives at the time.
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“Like children at her call”
6
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Context
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- Understood rural life
- Had to get permission to marry from Father
-All power went to the husband
7
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Links to other poems
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Neutral tones -Patriarchal society
When we two parted - Idealising a failed reltionship
