London Flashcards
1
Q
‘Marks of weakness, marks of woe.’
A
‘Marks’ shows the physical brutality as it has a big effect. The repetition emphasises the extremity of suffering
2
Q
‘In every… In every… In every…’
A
Anaphora shows how the feeling of bleakness and despair is felt by everyone.
3
Q
‘Mind-forged manacles’
A
Metaphor shows how people are almost tied down by themselves.
4
Q
‘Marriage hearse’
A
Oxymoron linking marriage and death showing how the situation is so bleak that even a happy thing like marriage is ruined.
