Havisham Quotes Flashcards
“Beloved sweetheart bastard.”
Context: Havisham describes her ex.
Technique: word choice, oxymoron
Meaning: uses irony words of love followed by insults (bastard: reference to no marriage, beloved: reference to marriage ceremony)
“ropes on the back of my hands I could strangle with.”
Context: Havisham talks about killing her ex.
Techniques: metaphor, word choice
Meaning: strangle: violent, personal. Metaphor: veins, old, anger or weakness.
“Puce curses that are sounds not words”
Context: Havisham describes her anger, and its effect on her.
Techniques: word choice, (metaphor)
Meaning: puce: connotations of rage, anger. Curses: revenge, a vendetta, bad intentions.
“Prayed for it so hard I’ve dark green pebbles for eyes”
Context: Havisham describes her eyes, and wanting to hurt her ex.
Techniques: word choice, metaphor
Meaning: prayed: wanting it badly, feels powerless. Metaphor: she’s sick, jealous, and bitter.
“Whole days in bed cawing Nooooo at the wall”
Context: Havisham describes her grief.
Techniques: word choice, onomatopoeia
Meaning: cawing: harsh, raw, loud. Onomatopoeia: helps reader imagine the sound of her voice, power of grief.
“a red balloon bursting in my face. Bang.”
Context: Havisham describes her heartbreak.
Techniques: metaphor, word choice (onomat)
Meaning: metaphor: powerful, heartbreak. In my face: violent, shock, insult, humiliated.
