Farmers Bride And I Think Of Thee- Strong Bonds In Romantic Relationships Flashcards
Ts1: Whilst the bond in Farmer’s bride is very weak or non-existent, the bond in I Think of Thee is very strong.
‘Wild vines’
‘Rustle thy boughs’
‘I’ve hardly heard her speak at all’
‘Little frightened fay’
Ts2: In Farmer’s Bride, the speaker’s love object is presented as trying to escape from the forced strong bond, where as in I Think Of Thee, the speaker desires to have a more physical bond with her love object.
‘Rather, instantly/ renew thy presence’ ‘Set thy trunk all bare’ She ‘runned’ ‘Chased’ ‘caught’ ‘Like a hare’ ‘Dearer, better’
Ts3: both poems use natural imagery to convey strong bonds.
‘Shy as a leveret’
‘Wild violets’
‘Palm-tree’
‘Twine’
Structure:
ITOT- Petrarchan sonnet- Volta comes early to emphasise her impatience to see him, showing their strong bond.
FB- monologue- shows how dominant he is in the relationship, so therefore, the forced bond.
‘I’ve hardly heard her speak at all’
Shows lack of communication in their relationship, emphasising their weak bond.
Italics used here to emphasise how she’ll speak to animals but not him, perhaps he’s behaved like an animal- uncivilised beast.
‘Little frightened fay’
Sees her as tiny and frightened so she is vulnerable and he is dominant in the relationship, emphasising how it is forced and the bond is practically non-existent.
C= reflects how the poet and her sister vowed to never marry again as they didn’t want to pass down the mental illness in their family.
‘Wild vines’
L= extended metaphor- natural imagery. Compares her thoughts about her loved one as not meant to be there. C= this relates to him being lower class and her being higher class (poet and love object). Vines- she is centered around him- emphasising their strong bond. Men seen at the time as having to be higher class than their partner. Them conflicting with the societal standards at the time emphasises their strong bond.
‘Rustle thy boughs’
Emphasises how she longs to be physically intimate with him. She wants the physical reality not just the thought- emphasising their strong bond. Already have strong emotional bond but wish to be together physically.
‘Rather, instantly/ renew thy presence’
Caesura emphasises her desire for him to be with her physically and how he should come and see her instantly. (Impatience)
Urgent desire to have a more physical bond.
‘Set thy trunk all bare’
Euphemism to represent her sexual desire to be closer to him and be physically intimate. C= poets father was very opposed to the relationship so it was hard for them to meet. This is why she desires to be with him physically.
She ‘runned’
Verb shows how she has tried to flee from the relationship, emphasising their forced bond as she does not have control and can’t leave at her own will, she has to escape. Non-standard english- implies that the husband is quite uneducated. Creates a vivid image of how the farmer speaks (his local dialect and accent)
C= poets grandfather was a farmer so her knowledge may have been expressed in this poem.
‘Chased’ ‘caught’
L= verbs give the impression that she is being hunted and can’t leave the relationship at her own will, she is trapped.
Shows how the farmer perceives her as his property and she has no say, emphasising their forced bond. R=sympathy for her as she is trapped in a relationship and a bond she doesn’t want.
‘Like a hare’
L=simile emphasising their forced bond as she ran away but he chased and caught her in order to keep the bond with her. D= she’s the prey being hunted down. Vulnerable. Wild- meant to be outside- not suited to domestic life. Suggests it is unnatural but she is forced not at her own will to stay there and have a bond with him.
‘Dearer, better’
L= comparative adjectives emphasises the urgence, thoughts of him are not enough because the physical reality is better than anything she can imagine. Reflects his love for him and her desire to have a more physical bond, as she is very urgently wanting to see him.
‘Shy as a leveret’
L= simile emphasising their weak bond as she does not want to speak to him. She is presented as young, vulnerable and timid (leveret).
