Nature Flashcards
“A few stunted firs…stretching their limbs”
-Personification of the trees creates a supernatural, foreboding mood(gothic feature)
-power of nature in this story
“Bleak hilltop the earth was hard with a black frost”
-chapter 2
-description of weather in the moors
-pathetic fallacy : metaphor for the unhappiness in Wuthering heights
-bilabial plosives- harsh and unsettling weather that reflects the mood of wh
-barren description emphasis isolation
-gothic feature
“A high wind…roared in the chimney”
-personification of the wind emphasises it’s wildness
-pathetic fallacy for atmosphere of house
“Bleak winds and bitter northern skies” - chapter 10
-personification of weather reflects wh
-bilabial plosives emphasies harshness of the environment
“Inhospitable Heath”
-harsh sound of h
-hyperbolic language shows how negative wh is
“The primrose and crocuses were hidden under wintry drifts, the larks were silent, the young leaves blackened”
-the imagery of the cold and blackness taking over the nature shows how the death of Cathy has created a gloomy atmosphere over the moors
-the moors were an image connected to Cathy so the death of her has lead to the death of the moors
“Soft and mild as a dove”
- description of Cathy jr contrasts that of her mum
And the mood of wuthering heights
-dove connotes purity
“Summer drew at an end snd early autumn…”
-symbolic for things dying like Linton is
“Winter is not here yet. There is a little flower the last bud from the multitude of blue bells”
-symbol for isolation
-symbolism for Cathy being alone
“Rustling green trees, with a west wind blowing..and not only larks but throstle, and black birds and linnets…I wanted all to sparkle and dance in a glorious jubilee”
-Cathy’s description of nature connotes freedoms and wildness
“Through the long June evenings, on the green mound of her mothers grave”
-Edgar
Peaceful nature imagery to show how he has come to peace with death.
“Hills so full of life”
-personification of the hills shows how it connotes wildness
-reflects Catherine jr and sr urge to be free
“A fragrance of stocks and wall flowers, wafted on the air from amongst the homely fruit trees”
-change in description of nature
-juxtaposes the desolate description from earlier
-metaphor for the change that has occurred (heathcliffs death)
