Havisham Flashcards
Beloved sweetheart bastard
Oxymoron revealing the speakers contrasting feelings and confused state of mind
Alliteration of the plosive ‘b’ conveys bitterness and aggression
“Dead…strangle”
Violent,aggressive word choice
Green
Connotations= envy jealousy and sickness
Green Pebbles
Metaphor - like pebbles her eyes have become hard and lifeless
Ropes
Metaphor - her age is revealed by the oversized veins sticking out from her hands compared to ropes which she would use for revenge
Spinster
Negative word to describe unmarried women she sees this as failure life over
Cawing
Dehuminises her
Nooooooo
Mirrors her screaming showing extent of despair and madness
Yellowing
Connotation of decay
Myself who did this…
To me?
Ejambment line break makes it seem like she is taking the blame but next line it’s made clear she is asking a question
Rhetorical question she asks who did this to her she fails to see it was herself
Puce
Connotation of blood bruises and old wounds she refuses to heal from this hurt this word created violent tone
Sounds not words
Pain is so deep there are no words to describe it
It’s
Objectifies her lover
Bite
Violent word choice continuing the image of her as aggressive maddened and violent
Loves..
Hate
Enjambent/oxymoron adds to her mixed confused feelings
White veil
Connotation of purity innocence and truth - veil is blinding her from reality she can’t see she is to blame
Red
Anger danger love turned to hate
Red balloon bursting
Metaphor for her heart being broken violent image
Bang
Violent sound
Stabbed
Violent word
Male corpse
Her hatred is generalised to all men instead of just her lover and doesnt care what corpse she gets she only wants revenge
B-b-b-breaks
Mirrors her stuttering in madness her mind is broken as well
