farmers bride Flashcards
1
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and turned the…
A
…key upon her, fast
2
Q
out’mong the sheep…
A
…she be, they said
3
Q
so long as men folk…
A
…keep away
4
Q
the brown of her- her…
A
…eyes, her hair, her hair!
5
Q
SMILE
A
- the farmer doesn’t see his own faults- doesn’t take responsibility
- dialect- humanises him
- animal imagery- DEHUMANISES her
- structure changes in the last verse- caesuras- we are worried for the wife- he sounds like he’s going to be forceful