neutral tones Flashcards
pathetic fallacy quote
“winter day” to establish sadness and cold from the start
“stood” is past tense that suggests the relationship is already over.
lack of colour quote
“sun was white” represents the lack of life between the characters
colour of white has angelic connotations which juxtaposes the phrase “chidden of God” which means God disapproved of them.
juxtaposition quote
“smile on your mouth was the deadest thing”
“alive enough to have strength to die”
there is no saving them.
life vs death: eventually, death always wins.
form
ABBA structure because speaker tries to find comfort in regularity
starts and ends with natural imagery. nature will move on, but since it’s cyclical structure, he can’t move on.
use of enjambment then slowed down by caesura makes it claustrophobic
