Love and a Question- Robert Frost Flashcards
how is the title ‘love and a question’ typical of frost’s writing?
his writing is mostly ambiguous and ambilavent
what is the significance of ‘a stranger’ being the first person the narrator mentions?
gives prominence and means no bias can be made yet
what is the significance of ‘eve’ on the first line?
between day+night so links to decision making
makes us ask questions from the start
what is the significance of ‘fair’
ambiguous- is he fair haired or a fair character?
what technique is the word ‘bore’?
zeugma- carrying and emotionally dealing with
what affect does the colour imagery ‘green-white’ have connotations to?
nature and purity
nature- spring out of place
no intention to harm
what significance does the quote ‘asked with the eyes more than the lips’
he isn’t asking for anything so testing the groom
psychoanalytical- we communicate most with facial expressions so words come last
what affect does the alliteration of ‘without a window’ and ‘winter was in the wind’ have?
‘w’ is like crying, makes it emotive
what does the verb ‘question’ show?
that a decision has to be made
what significance does the word ‘within’ have?
the bride is irrelevant and not involved in the decision
what is the significance of the ‘bride’ being mentioned in the 3rd stanza?
she isn’t seen as important
reflects context at the time?
what does the line ‘a dole of bread, a purse’ show?
the bridegroom is dismissive because the stranger didn’t actually need that
what does ‘heartfelt prayer’ and ‘poor of God’ show?
it is sarcastic and he is passing the problem onto someone else, lacks compassion
what does ‘harboring woe’ reveal about the bridegroom?
reveals how he really is and the bride might not want him due to lack of compassion for all.
