FB And WA- Pain/loss Flashcards
Ts1: natural imagery
‘Wild violets’
‘Shy as a leveret’
‘Pathos of a half-fledged thing set free’
‘Eddying…like a winged seed loosened from its parent stem’
Ts2: FB- pain from weak bond
WA- pain from guilt
‘I’ve hardly heard her speak at all’
‘Little frightened fay’
‘Gnaws at my mind still.’
Ts3: FB- speakers love object experiences pain in relationship so attempts to escape.
WA- speaker has to leave son and becomes philosophical about this.
‘What god alone could perfectly show… love is proved in the letting go’ She ‘runned’ ‘Turned the key upon her, fast’ ‘Chased’ ‘caught’ ‘Like a hare’
Topic sentences:
Ts1- WA- pain from guilt
FB- pain from weak bond
TS2- natural imagery
Ts3- FB- speakers love object attempts to escape from forced bond
WA- speaker has to leave son and becomes philosophical about this.
Structure: FB- monologue
Wa- line breaks and enjambment
‘Drifting away/behind a scatter of boys’