Havisham Flashcards
1
Q
Conflicting Emotions
A
“Beloved sweetheart bastard.”
Oxymoron shows her conflicting emotions
Alliteration of ‘b’ is plosive and shows her aggression and bitterness
2
Q
Jealousy
A
“I’ve dark green pebbles for eyes,”
Metaphor compares her eyes to small, hard pebbles showing physiological damage
The colour ‘green’ suggests jealousy
3
Q
Animalistic Desire
A
“my fluent tongue in its mouth in its ear”
Sees him as object with use of “its” but still desires him
4
Q
Murderous Thoughts
A
“Bang. I stabbed at a wedding-cake.”
Onomatopoeia of ‘Bang.’ and short sentence sharply shocks the reader and shows snap in anger
‘stabbed’ creates violent tone
