Mrs Midas

Question 1

What is it about

Answer 1

A greedy man who made a wrong wish - gave his wife isolation

Question 2

What are the themes

Answer 2

Isolation

Greed

Question 3

Quotes

Answer 3

Tree snapping a twig- atmosphere is shattered

Strange wild vain- represents his greedy personality

Corn on cob- usually gold

My dream milk burned in my breasts- shows she wants a baby

Amber eyes holding there pupils like flies- similes shows sadness cons of death

Glass goblet golden chalice- highlights glass to gold allit of G

Question 4

Separate beds

Answer 4

Shows separation end of sexual relationships

Question 5

My dream milk burned in my breast

Answer 5

Only b a dream burned shows longing desire to have a baby

Question 6

It’s amber eyes holding their pupils like flies

Answer 6

Similie

Dead flies have connotations of death, imagine turns disturbing as we picture the eyes of the dead child

Question 7

But lack of thought for me

Answer 7

Shows main theme of poem
Selfish ness of poem
Leading to isolation cos his wish

Question 8

So he had to move out

Answer 8

Short sentence

Consequence

Both on their own

Isolation